JUMP study April 16th 2014 - 1 Timothy 6 part A

JUMP Study Questions - Exodus 20 Part 2

Couldn't make it to JUMP last night for our 2nd discussion on the 10 Commandments? No problem.

Here are the questions. Enjoy the podcast from Dr. John Piper.

Pastor Jacob Birch and "Church is for Girls"

Tim Wright has written a provocative article about The High Cost of Bored Boys. Not specifically for or about church - per se - but with so many overtones and implications for local parish ministry i just had to comment.

Quoting Robert Bly's Iron John "the church wants a tamed man—they are called priests (authors note—ouch!); the university wants a domesticated man—they are called tenure-track people…"

Pastor Jacob Birch and Church for Men's Garlic Video

Outstanding short analogy with - of course - even more dire stats on the Canadian point of view.

Pastor Jacob Birch and 3 Crosses Listening Centre Glengate Men's Retreat August 2013

Rev. Rey Roy of 3Crosses Listening Centre teaching on Friday night. 

The Upper Three Crosses at the Golgotha rock. 

Updated - Pastor Jacob Birch and 3Crosses Listening Centre Pictures

Here is the prayer of Jesus from Matthew at the foot of the "lower" 3 Crosses

Thistle, trail and sign to Golgotha at 3Crosses Listening Centre 

Fauna at Upper 3 Crosses 

Update August 30th 2013

Intensive, experiential, relational OR incremental, theoretical, programmatic: which was Jesus' discipleship model? http://t.co/AsAveOft59
— Jacob Birch (@JacobBirch8) August 28, 2013