I'm on Tumblr

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I am exploring the world of Tumblr.
So far, so good.

Check out my new page at: SamuelRoblesJr.tumblr.com

Tuesday, August 16, 2011 | 0 Comments

Thinking/Being Missional ~ Thinking/Being Sent

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Ever since we began Arise Christian Church, the topic of "missional" has ran through all conversations. In fact, with just talking about new church planting, the discussion on "missional vs. attractional" is at the top of the list.


Over the last couple of weeks I've come across a couple of videos and blogs about thinking/being missional that I find to be great. They have really affected how I think and what it means to be sent...and I love it!


Romans 10:14-15 says,
How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"


Here are 2 videos and a blog post by Ed Stetzer that have sparked my imagination about what it means to be in the "middle of the marketplace" (using a theater church term).




This is Discipling from The Foursquare Church on Vimeo.

What would it look like if, as leaders, we focused less on the things that make our churches entertaining and more on making disciples?




Friday, July 29, 2011 | 0 Comments

Hope Partnership Interview

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Being interviewed at the Hope Partnership booth on leadership, new church planting, and Arise Christian Church.

Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

Sunday, July 10, 2011 | 0 Comments

Forgotten God? Forget God? Remember who?

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I have been reading a lot of Francis Chan's writing this year. In fact, our entire church is reading the books of Francis Chan. Our small groups have read Crazy Love, and now we're reading Forgotten God.


As a new church, we've attracted people from various backgrounds, e.g. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Pentecostal, Baptist, Catholic, non-Denominational, and the unchurched. Our church is so diverse! It's beautiful. But with this diversity comes different theological understandings, especially on the Holy Spirit. As a result, we decided as a church to spend the summer in dialogue about the Holy Spirit, and we felt that Forgotten God by Francis Chan was a good conversation starter.

So far we are 3 weeks into our study, and it has been amazing so far!
You can read the Intro and Chapter 1 on the Forgotten God website.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011 | 0 Comments

"How Coaching Works"

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I recently completed training to be a coach for new church planters/pastors through the Coaching Academy. I find that this video is very helpful in understanding how coaching works.

Thursday, May 26, 2011 | 0 Comments

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