Links
When it comes to listing links there is no end. So, I have chosen ones that I like and benefit from, with the hope that you will find something here that is helpful to you as well.
Blogs
barb: a former leaders journey
brad brisco: missional church network
erin word: decompressing faith
gary means: blessed are the poor in spirit
helen mildenhall: conversation at the edge
jason ellis: conversation outside the bubble
jeff mcquilken: loosing my religion
jeromy johnson: a mending shift
jeff greathouse: thoughts from jeff
john birch: the ongoing adventures of asbo jesus
kathy escobar: the carnival in my mind
pam hogeweide: how god messed up my religion
rachel hanna: just something i was thinking about
steve brown: the old white guy blog
Communities
Life On The Vine, Long Grove, IL (Chicago)
Mars Hill Bible Church- Grand Rapids, MI
Potter’s Wheel- Janesville, WI
Solomon’s Porch- Minneapolis, MN
The Fringe- Zion, IL (Chicago)
The San Francisco Project- San Francisco, CA
Humor
The Wittenburg Door (Christian satire)
Tim Hawkins (clean comedy with an edge)
Learning Networks
Allelon (envisions, inspires, engages, resources, trains and educates leaders for the church and its mission in our culture)
Emergent Village (a growing, generative friendship)
Fermi Project (advancing the common good in culture)
Lifestream (helping people discover the joy and freedom of relational Christianity)
Mustard Seed Associates (creating the future one mustard seed at a time)
Off The Map (presenting stories, ideas and related practices)
Shapevine (conversation around world changing ideas)
Share (a resource for people leading and supporting fresh expressions of church)
Magazines and Webzines
Detour (an Australian online Christian community discussing issues of community, culture, faith & ministry in the emerging postmodern world)
Geez Magazine (holy mischief in an age of fast faith)
Ginkworld (a resource center for all communities of faith desiring to reach out to this generation)
Relevant Magazine (life, God, progressive culture)
The Ooze (church leaders converse about and collaborate on resources and experiences for the broader faith community)
The Other Journal (vibrant discourse at the intersections of theology and culture)
The Porpoise Diving Life (reality for the rest of us)
Missional
Amahoro Africa (seeks to motivate and accompany the local church, both in its development as a community of the Kingdom of God and as an agent of transformation in its African context)
Beautiful Day San Jose, CA (a network of churches and organizations working in to unleash compassion into the local community)
Blood Water Mission Africa (committed to clean blood and clean water to fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic, to build clean wells in Africa)
Catalyst Lake County, IL (mobilizing the Church for spiritual revolution across Chicagoland)
Everything Must Change (a place where more and more people can become part of the process of understanding, becoming, acting, and joining together to make a difference)
Gospel Poverty (intimacy with Jesus, detachment from the things of this world to be actively involved in sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with the poor, marginalized, and unwanted)
Habitat for Humanity (Christian housing ministry that seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action)
Lisendeng Soup Kitichen South Africa (provides critical support to an impoverished community, through nutrition, essential medical supplies, access to education and economic sustainability)
Living Generously (innovative and exciting way of making small changes in our lives we can make a big difference to those who need it the most)
Love, INC (mobilizing the Church to transform lives and communities In the Name of Christ)
Missional Apologetics (re-imaging apologetics for today’s world)
One (Americans of all beliefs and every walk of life - united as ONE - to help make poverty history)
Sojourners (faith, politics, culture)
Ten Thousand Villages (fair trade retailer)
The Simple Way Philadelphia (the story of the struggle to love and to be loved)
Podcasts
itunes (They are all available here, as well, and it’s free upon downloading itunes.)
Research
Nation Master (a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations)
Sites Unseen (an exhaustive roundup of “alternative” Christian resources.
The Barna Group (provides primary research, printed resources; leadership development; spiritual training; and church facilitation and enhancement)
The Pew Forum (promotes a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs)
Zip Skinny (U.S. census date comparisons)
