tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50578602009-03-01T05:42:00.151-08:00Frontier Mission thoughts by Dave Hackett, mission strategist, network and partnership specialist, and mobilizerDave Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01508807173395814058noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057860.post-25665130878538298502008-04-16T16:55:00.000-07:002008-04-16T16:56:06.850-07:00

Harris Interactive reports that according to a recent survey, nine in 10 adults (89%) in the U.S. Have a wireless or cellphone. (Seattle Times, 4/14/08)

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Crossing the Will/Skill divide may be crucialto the success of your partnershipBy Dave Hackett, Associate Director, visionSynergyDoing mission in partnership is the faithful way to go, most people agree. It's good witness for Christians to work together. We gain the benefits of greater numbers and resources in tackling the faith-sized mission and ministry we have on our hearts. And there's the

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What the Church needs to harness for successful mission today is synergy. Yes, synergy.I'm not employing jargon here - Synergy is the very observable truth that more can be accomplished by several working together than by the constituent parts each working alone.The Bible talks about synergy. "By yourself you're unprotected. With a friend you can face the worst. Can you round up a third? A

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Leave it to Presbyterian Church General Assembly Moderator Rick Ufford-Chase to give an exciting insight into how little it takes sometimes to create a vital network. In the muddle of Katrina's aftermath, when all was confusion, ONE person on the scene with ONE functioning cellphone became the critical LEAD organizer of a first response effort. Amazing! Ufford-Chase's blog entitled "Glimpses

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This creative and deadly insightful version of The Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) appeared in the 1912 missionary publication, The Korea Mission Field. My thanks to Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Moffett for spotting this gem. I've reproduced it as it was printed. THE LORD'S PRAYER CORRECTED For the use of the man who doesn't believe in Missions. Our Father Who art in Heaven,Hallowed be Thy Name.Thy Kingdom

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"Is your pastor a theologian?"Earl S. Johnson, Jr, in a January 2005 article in the Presbyterian Outlook, posed that question. Johnson recalls former Princeton Seminary President James McCord telling incoming students that all pastors can and should consider themselves to be theologians - if they follow the criteria and disciplines he suggests.McCord (and Johnson) throw a net wide enough to

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This piece has helped me know whether or not I’m doing something wholly for Christ. I hope you enjoy it like I have! “Is it a Ministry or Just a Job?” (Author unknown.) If you are doing it because no one else will, it's a job.If you are doing it to serve the Lord, it's a ministry. If you are doing it just well enough to get by, it's a job.If you are doing it to the best of your

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VisionSynergy announces the Rev. David Hackett is joining its staff as associate director beginning May 1st. Hackett has worked with Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship for the last twelve years and is a clergy member of Seattle Presbytery (Presbyterian Church USA). VisionSynergy, based in Edmonds, Wash., is a networking strategy ministry dedicated to helping churches and mission

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The world is approaching a billion people on the Web, if we haven't already surpassed that number this year. The Computer Industry Almanac projects that 1.07 billion people will be online in 2005; 1.21 billion in 2006, and 1.35 billion in 2007.A site that tracks such things has a fascinating country-by-country breakdown of numbers of Web users, and some of the numbers are mind-boggling: In the US

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This Sunday, February 6, Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship and our frontier mission effort are featured in the PCUSA Mission Yearbook of Prayer. I have been privileged to write these minutes for mission for the past several years. It's quite an affirmation that PFF is given one of the coveted Sunday slots, given that there are only 52 of them each year! We certainly think that it's an excellent

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Presbyterian bloggers? It's a classic Presbyterian way to be an activist - run a blog! We're starting to see more Presbyterian blogs beyond Mark Roberts', Jim Berkley's, Rick Ufford-Chase's and mine, and I celebrate it. I'm not ready to endorse particular blogs, but it's an incredibly good sign in my book (webpage?) that we're making a PCUSA mark on the blogosphere with our commentary. May a

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Part 1: Base hits and foul balls Step up to homeplate, Presbyterians, it's your turn at bat in the highstakes game of mission. Mission no longer belongs to the pros. Sure, we still have the greats, the established mission superstars who have a lot to teach us. But they're mainly on the sidelines, and the walk-on league is the new major league. The ballpark gates are wide open. Everyone's a

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This letter, first shared privately with the Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity and Purity, has a new perspective on matters before the Task Force that deserves broader sharing. It asks the Task Force to give itself a new goal: Providing the PCUSA with the information, insights and tools for making crucial decisions before us. And it asks the Task Force to consider the implications of our

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Want a nitty-gritty introduction to missional giving for Presbyterians? The Presbyterian Lay Committee has produced a new booklet on "Faithful Stewardship in Troubled Times" that delivers on that. It's a kind of primer on how Presbyterian mission is supported through the denomination. The booklet is available (free) in pdf format from the front page of the Layman Online or directly for

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Announcing www.powerofconnecting.com "The Kingdom Collaboration Resource Site" The single most exciting development in the mission world, at least in my view, is the emergence of the networking and partnership movement. It's filled with the waters of hope, and if readers aren't aware of it yet, it's time to jump in. The water's great! We all know that mission isn't done alone. But now we're

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Today's earlier blog, "Language matters in witness," has already drawn responses from many readers. Some have pointed me to some outstanding additional resources and statements. Two in particular bear directly on our topic of the distinction between proselytism and evangelism. The Ecumenical Review has a July 2000 article on Proselytism and Church Relations. The author, Veli-Matti Karkkainen,

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Language and terms regarding our Christian witness are not trivial - and the October 1st PC(USA) News article about the New York meeting of high-level Presbyterians and Jews amply demonstrates the reason why. Most of that strained discussion, the Presbyterian News Service article reports, centered around the PC(USA) vote to begin selective divestment of funds with Israel. But, the article

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An open letter to Presbyterian leaders participating in the September 28th, 2004 interfaith meeting of Presbyterian and Jewish leaders in New York City To: Moderator Rick Ufford-Chase, Stated Clerk Cliff Kirkpatrick, Rev. Jay Rock and FriendsPresbyterians stand for many bold missional commitments, but now is the time to affirm openly one commitment that permeates our theology: Presbyterians are

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Christians in the US might be unaware of the surging global growth of new technologies bringing "little nudges for a reflective experience" to followers of many faiths, including many Two-Thirds World Christians enriching their faith on the go. A Wired magazine article this week describes how "Cell Phone Users Are Finding God." Groups sending faith messages (as SMS text messages) to cellphones

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Friends, I invite you to use this 2004 PCUSA Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study minute for mission in your services on Sunday, August 1. Every year, Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship is invited to contribute a minute for mission for the Mission Yearbook. For the past several years it has been my privilege to write the submission. - Dave ___________________________ Sunday, August 1, 2004

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How many places around the globe do you think Americans never go in a half-mile to encounter the real people?Joe Kramarz, Guest Frontier Blogger I took my first international mission trip about 10 years ago. I had done some volunteer mission work around Spokane and wanted to increase my experiences by going out of the country. My honest desire was for adventure as well as service when I joined

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"There are many ways in which a son is to serve his parents. If their bodies itch he is to scratch them" and other pearls of Filial Etiquette. Ah, the challenge of celebrating Father's Day! When we want to honor dear old dad, is there something more substantial than buying him another tie? "Yes!," the color ads inform us - "Honor Dad Better" by giving him some store's gadgets. Perhaps honoring

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Frontier Mission Haiku By Dave Hackett, 6/9/2004 Highest and Greatest For God's highest praise: An indigenous church In each people group * * * For our greatest work, For a Church's highest purpose: A mission vision ____ Birth the life of faith Into the mother culture: Child birthing mother ____ I reach one person And realize one immigrant Gateways a culture ____ A church a

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Credit Anne Lamott with sparking good thoughts on prayer. In Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, Lamott writes that the two best prayers she knows are "Help me, help me, help me" and "Thank you, thank you, thank you." My wife Sandy's church (Inglewood Presbyterian Church, Bothell, Wash.) is having fun with that prayer. Sandy quoted Lamott's two best prayers and added a third prayer that

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In a two-part report for NPR's The Tavis Smiley Show aired June 3, producer Roy Hurst explored the legacy of blackface minstrelry. (Available only in audio format.) Ironically, Hurst says, as racist as blackface was, it may have reflected a kind of admiration of African Americans - a loving appreciation for the African American culture. A blackface performance by Entertainer Al Jolson (a Jewish

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