Ecclesia Spokane

Infuse is designed to equip existing and prospective missional leaders and churches in the theology and practical expression of “missionality” in Western culture, while seeking to identify and mobilize pioneers to embark on the journey of creating missional communities locally and beyond.

Here’s a flyer with more information including dates, location, etc.

And here is an outline of the sessions, which will be led by Rob Fairbanks and Dan Stiegerwald and hosted by New Community Church.

Session One: The Story We Find Ourselves In
Tuesday September 14, 2010 @ 6PM

Session Two: Discovering & Following Our Missional God
Tuesday September 28, 2010 @ 6PM

Session Three: Cultivating MIssional Church
Tuesday October 12, 2010 @ 6PM

Session Four: Growing Local Missionaries & Sustainable Initiatives
Tuesday October 26, 2010 @ 6PM

Session Five: Listening & Learning In Context
Saturday November 13, 2010 @ TBA

Session Six: Missional Leadership
Tuesday November 30, 2010 @ 6PM

We’ve discussed for some time how we might work together to produce an environment where the mission of God and mission shaped living can be explored, resourced, etc.  Infuse arose from those discussions, but not without a bit of confusion as to how the process would work and the logistics of the event itself.  As such, and with apologies, the event has been postponed here in Spokane until we are able to clarify some of the lingering questions and prepare well for the event itself.

Therefore, here are a few questions intended to help clarify and prepare.
1.  After reading the outline, what questions, if any, do you have regarding the overall focus and possible outcomes of Infuse?
2.  Once clarity and good preparation are in place, will you participate and will you facilitate the participation of others?
3.  Are you willing to help with the logistical preparation of the event?
4.  Other?

Again, apologies for the confusion, the postponement and such.  I think that by addressing the above questions, and the ones that come up in conversation, we can work together to host a learning community that illuminates the centrality of mission for the church and resource that mission here in Spokane and beyond.

Over the last few months we’ve discussed the possibility of working together to host a mission shaped learning environment with a hope of provoking further missional engagement in our region and beyond.  Here you will find an outline that has been put together by our friend Rob Fairbanks and that will be fleshed out in Portland in March and April.  As you read over the outline please consider whether or not this is something that you would support and if it’s something that would be doable this spring.  Leave questions, etc. in the comments section.

Rick Capezza is working with Western Seminary to gauge interest in a seminary course offering here in Spokane. This course would be offered in the form of a hybrid,  with a professor traveling from Portland for one weekend to teach. The rest of the course would be completed via distance. If interest is high, Rick will use his relationship with Western to get them to offer more classes in Spokane. He is also asking for input on what course topic might be of interest to those who are interested in taking a course. He needs at least 8 students to make this a possibility. Western Seminary is an ATS accredited seminary with a missional emphasis. Feel free to message Rick via facebook/ecclesia or call him at 279-5636 for more information or to express your interest. If you are interested, please express this interest to Rick, so that he can get back to Western with a number of possible students.