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  • Mark 1:00 am on October 18, 2009 Permalink | Reply
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    Greenhouse 

    Been a maddeningly busy week, and even crazier this weekend.  Been doing some training on an upcoming project that could prove to be really exciting…we’ll see how it pans out.

    Today Katrina and I met up with leaders from others from house church networks all over the region.  We met very close to O’Hare and chatted about the upcoming Greenhouse Conference with Neil Cole and others.  This is a weekend intensive conference that brings in some great speakers from around the country to share some of their insights into the wild, emerging conversation of viral discipleship and organic church planting.  Its the perfect conference whether you just want to learn about it all from a 30,000ft perspective or you’re ready to dive in head first, OR you’ve been at it for years and need help with the complex issues of leadership and networking.

    Wanna learn more about the event?  Check out our new starter website for all organic networks in Chicago.  If you are in a network or know of another one, please contact me and we’ll get ya added!  Want to attend the Greenhouse Conference?  Soon we’ll have a Registration site – but for now you can check all the details for it here. If ya just can’t wait – click “contact us” on my blog’s side bar.

    My hope is to get a few more posts up this week – I’ve been missing you blog!

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  • Mark 8:32 am on April 12, 2009 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: Easter, events   

    Planted Life Event Reflections and Photos 

    He is RISEN!

    We had an amazing time yesterday at the Planted Life event on Montrose Beach with a gorgeous sunshine and chilly lake breeze.  The city skyline views were stunning.

    Almost 50 people representing a dozen different faith community came to celebrate new baptisms (8 in the past 3 months!) and 4 new churches planted!  Tons of kids were running around, we thanked Jesus for his new life by YELLING at the top of our lungs to the big blue sky above.

    But it was mainly a reminder that death always comes before new birth – that unless we are able to let go of the grain of wheat and plant it in the ground, new, fresh, organic life will never come from it.  Death and reproduction are always intertwined.  Check out this post for on more on that.

    We prayed, played games, made new friends, and more.

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  • Mark 10:58 am on February 6, 2009 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: beatrice cuello, Chicago, tribune, wal-mart   

    Windy City News Feb 6 09 

    walmart

    New Wal-Marts?

    Looks like Wal-Mart, which is doing “fine, thank you” during this economic slowdown, wants to push more of its stores into Chicago city limits.  Today, there is only one Wal-Mart in Chicago, (intentionally – labor unions warred against Wallie-World and other big box stores because of its policy on unions and paying only minimum wage).  Will these lean times tempt the Windy City to take a big bite out of the Wal-Mart pie?  They’re talking about adding up to 5 more stores.  It may help the construction business, add jobs, and provide “low costs” to the residents…but what are the global and long term ramifications?  There is a high cost to low prices.

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    Drugs Under Our Noses

    A top ranking police official in Chicago, Assistant Supt. Beatrice Cuello, owns a condo unit that this morning was surrounded by police and arrested a man charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of ammunition and firearms.   Apparently, this man had several pounds of cocaine and was dating the daughter of the police official.  Wow – talk about conflicts with the in-laws!

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