Comments on: Preaching for the Missional Church: One More Tidbit from Dallas Willard at the Ecclesia Network National Gathering

By: George

George — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:12:10 +0000

David, this is so true. Not just while spreading God's word, but also in daily life too. I chuckled to myself as I read the line where a wile friend of yours prompted you to ease your pace while preaching. Just the other day, I was having a long conversation with my 8 year old son about God's word and what is right and wrong. I got into a long and powerful conversation and told him the things that make him a bad boy and what makes him a good boy. I saw him staring intently at me, and with each passing minute, I gloated over the belief that I was doing a great job. I spoke on and on, faster and faster, intonating my points with strong words and lines. And finally, about a good half an hour later, he asked me, "So when are you going to teach me this language?!!" Gosh, to learn a lesson from an 8 year old can be more crushing than a wisened man. But I learnt my lesson, in mysterious ways. I too, I guess, will have to learn the art of speaking slowly and giving time for the words to sink in.

By: The Ecclesia Network » Blogger Reviews of the 2010 National Gathering » A Network of Missional Churches

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:32:04 +0000

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By: The Non-Cynical Conference | for the time being

The Non-Cynical Conference | for the time being — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:11:56 +0000

[...] want to add to the reflections offered by Rozko, Hiestand, Sternke, Hart, Briggs, Fitch, Chandler, and others on the Ecclesia National Gathering. They have already offered great [...]

By: lifeasmission » 2010 Ecclesia National Gathering Reflections » exploring the mystery of life and mission as one and the same

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:44:14 +0000

[...] Fitch here and here, Ben Sternke, J.R. Briggs, Todd Hiestand, Drew Hart, and Geoff Holsclaw. I’ll add more as I [...]

By: Todd Hiestand » Ecclesia National Gathering & Diversity & Dallas Willard » Missional Living in Suburban America

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:17:24 +0000

[...] David Fitch (here and here) [...]

By: J.R. Briggs » Ecclesia National Gathering thoughts » Attempting to behold the miracle long enough without falling asleep

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:35:33 +0000

[...] [1] Fellow Ecclesia board member David Fitch had some great reflections from two talks by Dallas Willard – one on Missional Evangelism and the other on Preaching. [...]

By: davidfitch

davidfitch — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:35:43 +0000

Nate,
It’s really as simple as the preacher of the day teaches the class at 9 a.m. He or she is infuenced and preaches out of that interaction. My experience is it feeds right in seamlessly, I wish I could give you an example from the last time I preached … but we had a special community meeting that morning during the 9 a.m. .

Kevin, Chris Backert of ecclesia usually announces times, sessions leaders, headline theme etc. around October/November on the site.

By: Kevin Bobrow

Kevin Bobrow — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:57:18 +0000

David,

I’ve been trying to track down information from Ecclesia on dates for future gatherings but cannot find any or get a response. Do you have any info on that?

Kevin

By: Nate

Nate — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:40:17 +0000

David,

Can you give an example from your context of how the 9am Bible study informs the preaching (or vice-versa)?

By: NextReformation » Preaching and multiplication..

NextReformation » Preaching and multiplication.. — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:01:53 +0000

[...] lose so much because of our bent toward efficiency and (apparent) success. David Fitch notes that Dallas Willard changed his preaching style when he recognized that pace and power were [...]