Neos Ergo

i have not been able to sleep lately. this is about the third night in a row that i have been unable to turn my brain off when i need to. i really want to sleep. i really do. i was at luke’s house way too late last night and was a walking zombie at work today. i need the rest.

my lack of sleep can probably be attributed to a couple of things:

1) i’ve been staying up later

2) we’ve been behind on house work for the last few weeks and i can’t stand to go to sleep in a dirty house

3) God has me thinking about a lot of things.

my brain is going a hundred miles an hour at all times right now. there is just so much going on. i start classes at aum next week, tons of great stuff going on at eastdale, new baby on the way, and a new ministry that is really starting to pick up steam.

most of you don’t know this, but i have been meeting with a group of guys over the last several weeks about the possibility of launching a new faith community in the tri-county area. get this straight…..this is not a church in terms of what most people consider a “church”. i have no plans of leaving eastdale. this is a community of believers. our mission is to create a network of small missional communities or house churches. these house churches would function as a weekly “church” service as there would be teaching, prayer, and worship. there is no building involved. no dress code. no denomination. simply christians living in community with one another and living out the gospel. we would bring all of these smaller groups together once a month to have a giant celebration and share a meal together.

there is a group of three (although that group seems to be expanding soon) that all have similar visions of what the body of Christ is supposed to look, feel, and act like. we see the body as a family that is brought together to serve others and grow in Christ. i serve in an established traditional church and i love it. there are great people with great hearts. God still works through that model. however, i truly believe that God is beginning a movement to reach the next generation. this movement will be a transition back to the foundational model of the early church, which is a focus on organic worship, intimate relationships, and serving others.

i am so excited about what is beginning to take shape and I know that God has big things planned for this ministry. now that i have written that down, maybe i can sleep…..