http://jesusmanifesto.disqus.com/following the way of Jesus in the land of our captivityenMon, 12 Mar 2007 15:17:28 -0000http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2007/03/06/the-missio-dei-rule-of-faith/#comment-1298737Thanks for all the kind words. Rachel, I'm going to address your question in its own post...please feel free to dialog with me there.markvansMon, 12 Mar 2007 15:17:28 -0000http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2007/03/06/the-missio-dei-rule-of-faith/#comment-1298735Mark, This is really awesome. The language is expressive, accessible, clear. My question is one that I have wondered for a while. Why the West Bank? What is it about this area that means the whole ministry is focused there. Maybe you have talked about it before, and I just missed it. I'd love to hear more about the need to be specific about the area in which MD is called.RachelSun, 11 Mar 2007 14:29:55 -0000http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2007/03/06/the-missio-dei-rule-of-faith/#comment-1298732it looks quite good.<br><br>I've been reading a little about the life of Tolstoy and his Christian Anarchism.<br><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingdom_of_God_is_Within_You" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingdom_of_God...</a><br><br>I like its ecclesio-focus, though I think the Xtn anarchism bit is likely derivative from living in a Russia that was desperately in need of serious reforms, whose absence then led to the rise of Communism...<br><br>So it deals well with the Church, but not the State and I'm ambivalent about its Church-State relations, but it is still definitely worth interacting with, in contrast to much of constantinized Xty.dlwSat, 10 Mar 2007 12:21:28 -0000http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2007/03/06/the-missio-dei-rule-of-faith/#comment-1298730NICE!! I am so impressed. I like the gentleness of your definition of rhythms and practices. We need to talk soon!JanFri, 09 Mar 2007 11:56:10 -0000http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2007/03/06/the-missio-dei-rule-of-faith/#comment-1298727wow, this is awesome. I want to join too.Geoff HolsclawWed, 07 Mar 2007 17:15:09 -0000http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2007/03/06/the-missio-dei-rule-of-faith/#comment-1298725Worship gatherings aren't central to Missio Dei, though we do meet weekly. We don't mention "when" and "where" because those things are still relatively formative and fluid--we don't want to get prescriptive with such things since we want to have the freedom to change and adapt how we worship together. We do, however, reserve the right to add such information.markvansWed, 07 Mar 2007 11:10:22 -0000http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2007/03/06/the-missio-dei-rule-of-faith/#comment-1298723One aspect I did not see clearly addressed was communal worship time: where, when, how, etc. Does this fall under, "We will regularly attend Missio Dei’s gatherings."?<br><br>Do you worship together or separately in various churches? Are you waiting for approval from MCUSA to declare worship group status?AnnaWed, 07 Mar 2007 09:25:56 -0000