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The Signs of Political Idolatry
The last week has been both a relief and burden for me. I am relieved that we have finally progressed past the campaign/election season in America. But I am burdened by the manner in which we engaged one another and … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Community, Discipleship, Mission
Tagged Ambassadors, Church, City, Discipleship, Embassy, Great Commission, Redeem, Tim Keller
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Is Church Membership Biblical?
As we prepare to facilitate The Embassy Church’s first covenant membership class for our new members I saw fit to post a blog that affirms such an action on our part. By what authority do we call people to enter … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Church Planting, Community, Discipleship
Tagged Ambassadors, Bible, Church, Disciple, Discipleship, Embassy, Matt Chandler, Missional Community, The Gathering
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The Testimony of Keith Clerihue
Keith, my dear brother, in now basking in the glorious presence of his heavenly father. My heart aches as I am grieving his absence. But I am celebrating his entrance into eternal joy. I will miss him deeply, but he … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambassadors, Bible, Discipleship, James, Job, suffering, The Story of God, trials
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What are we doing? (The Four Questions Series)
In our last blog post we visited four questions that we wanted to spend some time unpacking. We asked, 1) What are we doing? (The Mission) 2) Why are we doing it? (The Values) 3) How are we going to get it done? … Continue reading
Posted in Church Planting, Community, Discipleship, Mission, Uncategorized
Tagged Ambassadors, Church, City, Denver, Discipleship, Embassy, Gospel Fluency, Great Commission, Mission, Missional, Missional Community, Missionary
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Why do we do what we do? (The Four Questions)
I’m sure that many of you are familiar with the anecdotal tale of a young bride who was preparing her first family dinner. As she was about to put a large roast into the oven to begin baking, her mother … Continue reading
Posted in Church Planting, Discipleship, Mission, Team
Tagged Ambassadors, Church, City, Disciple, Discipleship, Embassadors, Embassy, Mission, Missional, Missional Community, Missionary, The Gospel
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A Theology of Suffering – The Testimony of Keith Clerihue
A few years ago I met a brilliant, quick-witted man named Keith Clerihue. We were on staff at the same Church in the Denver metro area and his office was down the hall from mine. He is not a man … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Discipleship
Tagged Ambassadors, Bible, City, Discipleship, James, Job, suffering, The Story of God, trials
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The greatest sermon I have ever heard
About fifteen years ago a came across a sermon by Dr. John Piper entitled, “Doing Missions When Dying Is Gain.” Obviously the title was an attention getter so I set time aside and listened to it. I had no idea … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Discipleship, Mission
Tagged Ambassadors, Disciple, Discipleship, Embassy, Mission, Missional, Missional Community, Missionary, The Church, The Gospel, The Story of God
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What difference does the gospel make?
On April 1st 2012 we launched the weekly worship gatherings of The Embassy Church. We are missionaries to the Denver metro area and we have started by engaging the communities that fall within a 5-mile radius of City Park. As … Continue reading
Posted in Church Planting, Community, Discipleship, Mission
Tagged Ambassadors, Church, City, Community, Denver, Disciple, Discipleship, Embassy, Mission, Missional, The Gospel, The Story of God
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The Church that cannot fail
Recently I had a conversation with a dear friend in which he tried his best to convince me that I should NOT plant a church. He loves me and he knows me well so he came to our conversation with … Continue reading
Posted in Church Planting, Community, Discipleship, Mission, Team
Tagged Community, Great Commission, Missional Community, The Church
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What is a “Disciple?” What is their core value?
We are in the process of launching a church in the Denver metro area. The church is called “The Embassy.” Our first gathering is only weeks away and every moment we become more aware of our heart’s greatest desire. By … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Church Planting, Community, Discipleship, Mission, Shepherding
Tagged Ambassadors, Bible, Christ, Church, Disciple, Discipleship, Embassadors, Faith, Grace, Great Commission, Growth, INefficient, Jesus, Lordship, Misional, Mission
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