tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165444.post-56920451298276944382007-03-09T11:02:00.001-06:002007-03-09T14:45:36.174-06:00<a href="http://www.millenniummatrix.com/content/blog/uploaded_images/race-care-blur-740399.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.millenniummatrix.com/content/blog/uploaded_images/race-care-blur-723853.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify">Carl Raschke, noted scholar and evangelical cattle prod, has been signed as a free agent for <em>The Return of the Tentmaker</em> mini-conference. He commented on the timeliness of the event and the pent up demand for ministry that the current/old Organizational and Theological models can't address. (For initial details click on the title)<br /><br />My blog will focus up until the event on how these old models are getting in the way and emerging models (people) who are rewriting the rules.<br /><br />I understand that others are developing similar ideas; workplace ministries, mentoring etc. All are excellent. I think this will be different for two reasons; </div><ol><li><div align="justify">This is an event by and for amateurs; architects, sales, commerical real estate, technology geeks, construction, executives and entrepreneurs - to name a few. This will have an entirely different feel, flavor and focus than a church gig or parachurch event.</div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">We are in the middle of mega-changes witnin government, business, communities AND the church. The rules are different and the front line forces are more intuned with these realities than HQ. Here is some copy for an the Army ad campaign launched in 1991 called "The Army of One."</div></li></ol><p align="center">"Even though there are 1,045,690 soldiers just like me, I am my own force. With technology, with training, with support, who I am has become better than who I was."</p><p align="center">"And I'll be the first to tell you, the might of the U.S. Army doesn't lie in numbers. It lies in me. Corporal Richard Lovett. I am an army of one. And you can see my strength." </p><p align="center">"Discover your strength."</p><p align="justify">The Tentmaker paradigm will do more to expand the work of the church than any model since the first century. There are thousands ready to go sitting in their driveways like high powered precision engine vehicles revving up their engines. This mini-conference will provide the road, road-map and show you how to shift from neutral into over-drive. </p><p align="left">Random - A conversation on the way home:</p><p align="justify">I was driving home with my wife and youngest son, Tyler. We needed to stop in Walgreens to pick up a subscription. I offered. My wife countered and said she would be happy to do it – she knew I had a long day. I countered again and said with emphasis – "nooo I’d be happy to do it." My wife who is smarter and better looking than I said – “you love to fetch don’t you?” With tongue hanging out I wagged my tail. Women know things. </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://www.millenniummatrix.com/content/blog"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a></div>Rex Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18102221497318793973noreply@blogger.com