From Denver to New Zealand

What if there were small groups of Jesus followers meeting weekly to connect with one another and to listen to God for their city or region. And, what if these groups were so simple that they could multiply rapidly?

That's what an MRT is. The initials stand for Missional Resource Team. MRTs form around two practices or rhythms that allow for structure without hierarchy. In addition to six groups in Denver, the concept has spread organically to many other locations.

In the video below, a Denver MRT shares what they are learning and sends greetings to a group in New Zealand.

John

The Barth Hotel (2)

Mission flows from listening (not strategic planning). See Jn. 5:19.

Hugh and Shawn checked with the manager of the Barth Hotel (see picture) and got a list of the needs of the residents. Then, they sent an email to the Denver Network letting them know what the Lord had directed them to do. They invited the people in the Network to ask the Lord if they were to join in. Here are some of the responses they received...

Hello Hugh: We will join you (me and my wife, Tanya) in blessing the residents at the Barth Hotel on Tuesday, December 29. We can bring socks, hot cocoa, hot cider, juice, or cookies. As we get closer to the event and you hear from others, let us know what to bring. In the meantime I’ll be on the lookout for tube socks – and I’ll begin baking cookies as well. -Phil

I am going to be out of town but I will pray for you all, and those you meet...Hugh, your obedience shows your love for the Lord..."I am proud of my son"~God -Brittani

Cool, it looks like a lot of things are getting taken already. We will bake 6 - 8 dozen cookies for the evening. Count my 78 year old mom in. Also we have one Domino game, Jan, Tina and Kalia

My church purchased 60 pairs of tube socks yesterday. If others have already purchased socks, then we can return some of them and get other items that are needed. Kara and I can also supply a CD player with a large mix of Christmas songs. I have approximately 90 Christmas songs that I can burn to a CD to make it easier than needing to switch CDs frequently. May we be humble vessels for the Lord, Nick

Natural, organic, spontaneous, unexhorted.

The new paradigm.


John

CO2: The Heart of Organic

I love the growing number of stories about people in our CO2 Community sharing with others what God is doing. Here's one from Sherry Reinbold in Michigan...

"Lori (Sherry's CO2 partner) and I’ve shared what we’ve been doing and what God’s teaching us to our Organic Greenhouse – a once a month meeting of organic church leaders in our area, and they want to hear more and would like us to teach them more about this at our next meeting in November.

This is what we were told by the guy who facilitates the meeting : “Was thinking about inserting the stuff from LK 10 because I see it as so foundational and practical. It is the heart of organic.” He hadn’t heard of LK10 before or about this experiment and was very excited. He has been a church planter (organic style) for over 15 years and particularly in the Ukraine."

Sherry and Lori - looking forward to hearing how your teaching goes at the meeting in November!

Everyone else - tell us about the opportunities God is giving you to share. Also, for those who decide to try out CO2, encourage them to sign up on our website. (Or, you can sign them up with their permission.) That allows them to receive these posts and to contribute to the CO2 Community.

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John