Origins Project

Events

Ideation Conference

April 5, 2010 at 9am to April 6, 2010 at 7pm – Westin in Long Beach, CA
Origins Event - Summer 2010

July 22, 2010 to July 24, 2010 – Southern California

Groups

Quad Cities IA, IL Region

2 members
Texas

31 members

KOREA

2 members
Australia

8 members

United Kingdom

10 members
Canada

23 members

Midatlantic Region

14 members
Latin America

8 members

Southern California

29 members
The New Englanders Netwo…

10 members

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Latest Activity

Rob Schellert replied to Rob Schellert's discussion 'How hospitable is your church community?'

Hey Justin, Thanks for your comment. I agree that 'Who are these people?' and 'What do they care about?' are questions that people have when they come to a church community. However, these questions and the answers given to these questions mean not…

14 hours ago

Rob Schellert replied to Rob Schellert's discussion 'How hospitable is your church community?'

Hi Dave! Thanks for your thoughts.. I think the question we need to be asking ourselves is how can we cultivate a culture of hospitality in our church community so that it is a core part of who we are. I think in times past church communities and C…

16 hours ago

Dave Pettengill just looking to see how my fellow ministry partners are doing here at Origins!

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Dave Pettengill replied to Rob Schellert's discussion 'How hospitable is your church community?'

As I read your post and your blog several things come to mind. One is I believe you are correct the church has to continue to do more where the people that come in our doors feel loved, and welcomed. Like you said it has to be more than here come to…

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Jon Cook replied to Stephen Webb's discussion 'How Do You Find Friends/A Mentor?'

Stephen, As a native Denverite and now a pastor north of the DTC, I can identify and relate to your struggles in urban Denver. It's like there's a code to Denver and that nobody has been able to break the code so far. With 18-29 year olds making up…

on Monday

Jon Cook prepping for Good Friday gathering.

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Justin Ihara added a discussion

Church in Schools

How is the church responding to the deep education budget cuts in America? In other contexts? Are your communities involved in any initiatives to serve public school systems and the children they serve? I'd love to hear about them.

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Justin Ihara replied to Rob Schellert's discussion 'How hospitable is your church community?'

Rob, Good thoughts and nice post. I definitely agree with you that hospitality needs to move beyond greeting cards and cookies. I think, however, that the assumptions of a newcomer’s first questions you posted are incomplete. I think other question…

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Carey Perry-Chuter updated their profile photo

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Carey Perry-Chuter is now a member of Origins Project

Welcome Them!

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Rob Schellert added a discussion

How hospitable is your church community?

My wife and I recently went on a trip visiting several churches in the USA. We have found that a lot of our visits to the churches we went to were disappointing. One thing we have noticed is how in many churches hospitality consists of nothing more…

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Rob Schellert replied to Eric Michael Bryant's discussion 'Systems for Assimilating People?'

Personally, I think if you want to effectively assimilate people into a church community, it is not going to be done through a 'welcome party' or filling out visitors cards. It begins the moment a person comes to your community. The first few though…

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Forum

How hospitable is your church community? 4 Replies

Tagged: hospitality, church

Started by Rob Schellert. Last reply by Rob Schellert 15 hours ago.

How Do You Find Friends/A Mentor? 8 Replies

Serious question. A friend of mine is getting ready to launch a community of faith in NYC. He called a few weeks ago and asked a good question: "What is the most surprising thing you've seen so far…

Started by Stephen Webb. Last reply by Jon Cook Mar 15.

Church in Schools

Started by Justin Ihara Mar 15.

Systems for Assimilating People? 9 Replies

As a church leader, have you implemented any systems which have been effective in connecting new people to your community - "the front door" such as follow up, guest cards, etc.?

Started by Eric Michael Bryant. Last reply by Rob Schellert Mar 14.

Fiction: Friend or Foe

My younger sister, Julia wrote an great article this week on seeking truth. I thought the group may enjoy it.when i was a little girl i went to sunday school. sometimes i even wore a bonnet. i rememb…

Tagged: revelation, church, bible, mystery, word

Started by Joshua Swodeck Mar 3.

Church Shopping 101.....When Have We Gone Too Far? 4 Replies

THE FOLLOWING ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN AN ARTICLE FOR WRECKED.ORG For the ecclesiastically challenged out there, this guide's for you. If you're fed up with the color of the carpet, boring sermons, ge…

Tagged: christianity, consumer, shopping, church

Started by Tim Chermak. Last reply by Tim Chermak Mar 2.

What Churches Can Learn from the Harvard Business School: It’s Not What You Think... 20 Replies

I wrote this article as an assignment for my PhD program and pitched a form of it to a Christian leadership magazine hoping to start a much-needed dialog about bottom-line-first, numbers-oriented bus…

Tagged: at, business, spirituality, work, values

Started by Joan Ball. Last reply by Ryan Colby Mar 1.

Baptism and membership 10 Replies

Should baptism be a requirement for membership in a local church or should faith in Jesus be the requirement? Do we have any good theological arguments?

Started by Thor-Einar Krogh. Last reply by Ryan Colby Mar 1.

Do Christians need saving? 8 Replies

Does evangelism apply inside the church? I was reading the Beatitudes again last night then a little further into Matthew and I started wondering about the Pharisee’s and religious folk, and why, in…

Started by Adam Cordner. Last reply by Ryan Colby Mar 1.

Starting a College and Career Ministry 2 Replies

Our church, a suburban, evangelical, located in central Alabama, affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, is launching a ministry to college and young career age people in our community. We…

Tagged: College, Ministry, Suburban

Started by Wade Rials. Last reply by Ryan Colby Mar 1.