Christmas Break & New Years Promises
We arrived in my hometown, Rainy River, ON this evening to begin our long awaited Christmas break. My brother & sister-in-law will be joining us in due course, bringing the Ricci clan together for Christmas for the first time in a few years. We are really looking forward to it.
When we get back after the New Year begins, we will be going directly into our Discipleship Training School (DTS) which will keep us pretty tied up for several months. Given all the stress of the last few weeks, I have decided to take a break from blogging until the holidays are over.
That being said, I want to spend some of this time off developing ideas for the coming year. I believe 2007 will be an important year for me, so I hope that will be reflected in my blog. Here are some of the things you can expect:
-Lost In The Barrens chapter exploration: Once a week, I want to explore a topic that will be covered in a chapter of my new book, getting your input, feedback and even critique. Some of the topics will include sexuality, ecology, Scripture, gender roles, the so-called “para-church” and much more (for a complete list, See Here).
-Personal Life Processing: I truly believe that God is bringing me through one of the more crucial stages in my personal and missional formation. It is my intention to try and share with you how that process is going. This is not an attempt to be self-serving, but rather that so often we feel alone in these times because we do not share with each other. It will be a stretch for me, but I’ll do my best.
-Discipleship Training School: For a few months of the year, at least, I will be engaged in co-leading our DTS. I truly believe in this program, so I thought I would share some of experiences each week to give you an idea of what it is we do.
-Friday Art Reflection: I started this at random, but it has drawn some of the best conversations (this years winner being the post on nudity in art). I will endeavour to keep it fresh, but you input is welcome (and needed).
-Readers Choice: I would love to hear from all of you what you would like to see here. Share in the comment section now or anytime throughout the year. I am not an expert missionary nor a Bible answer guy nor a wise sage, but I’ll tackle nearly any topic you want, so long as you’ll join me in the journey. So have at it!
As you enter into the last days of this Advent season, consider the beauty and power of Christ’s first coming and consider with hope and purpose His second. God bless!
Emerging Church, Missional, New Year, Christmas
