Allelon News

October 2008

• Website & Newsletter, Vol.2 No.16:
  

  This month, the Missional Journey blog includes posts by Clark Cowden and Andrew Menzies that consider the present financial crisis, as well as posts by Len Hjalmarson.

  We continue to feature the three-part Metavista Café Interview (Part One | Two | Three)

  Our bookstore is having a book clearance sale, and we have new Allelon Training Center (ATC) courses starting in Hamilton and the Okanagan.

September 2008

• Website & Newsletter, Vol.2 No.15:
  

  This month, we have the third of a three-part Allelon Netcast, Metavista: The Café Interview. (We featured Part One and Part Two in July and August.)

  The Missional Journey blog features two new contributions with initial reflections on our Lusaka Mission in Western Culture gathering by Paul Fromont and Colin Greene. Watch for new entires on the Roxburgh Journal coming this month. Allelon Training Center (ATC) courses are starting again this fall in Hamilton, ON and the Okanagan, BC. Watch for more details.

August 2008

• Website & Newsletter, Vol.2 No.14:
  

  This month, we have the second of a three-part Allelon Netcast, Metavista: The Café Interview. Set on a patio in Lisbon during the Eurochurch conference this spring, Alan Roxburgh interviews Colin Greene about his new book Metavista. (We featured Part One in July.)

  The Missional Journey blog this month features a report on the Summer Institute in Hamilton, and Len Hjalmarson reflecting on missional orders and a new obedience. Join in the conversation there as new articles appear.

July 2008

• Website & Newsletter, Vol.2 No.13:
  

  New on the site this month, we have the first of a three-part Allelon Netcast, Metavista: The Café Interview. Set on a patio in Lisbon during the Eurochurch conference this spring, Alan Roxburgh interviews Colin Greene about his new book Metavista.

  In the Roxburgh Journal, Alan Roxburgh answers some questions about the upcoming MiWC gathering in Lusaka, Zambia, where we have an opportunity for you to partner with us. Please join the conversation there or in the Missional Journey blog.

June 2008

• Website & Mission in Western Culture Project: Update & Partnership Opportunity
• Website & Newsletter, Vol.2 No.12:
  

  The first of our 2008 Summer Institutes has just wrapped up, but there's still time to register for the institute in July at the Hamilton, ON ATC.

  We have a number of updates in the Missional Journey blog, and are featuring a timely new article by Tom Sine on Following Jesus in Uncertain Times.

  With the annual summit in Lusaka, Zambia coming up for the Mission in Western Culture Project, we want to give you some background and invite you to partner with us.

• Website & Newsletter, Vol.2 No.11:
  

  Read the latest Roxburgh Journal to learn about an exciting to chance to partner in an international project on forming churches on mission in late, modern Western culture.

  Read an update on the Allelon Missional Order by Len Hjalmarson and the Introduction to a new book by our friends Colin Greene and Martin Robinson, Metavista: Bible, Church and Mission in an Age of Imagination.

  Registration is still on for the Summer Institutes — join us in Hamilton, ON or Kansas City, MO.

May 2008

• Deiter Zander Update:  Fundraising is going on now to provide an income during Deiter's recovery from a stroke in February; we encourage your support.
• Website & Newsletter, Vol.2 No.10:
  

  Allelon's feature Netcast is a encore presentation of Bishop Graham Cray's "Fresh Expressions & the Mission-Shaped Church". If you haven't already viewed this, it is a great testament to the creative work going on in the Church of England in its "mixed economy".

  New posts on the Roxburgh Journal and the Missional Journey blog feature Alan Roxburgh, Steve Taylor, Ryan Bell and Len Hjalmarson.

  Summer Institutes are fast approaching. Register now to attend the events in Kansas City, MO and Hamilton, Canada.

• Website & Newsletter, Vol.2 No.9:
  

  Allelon's latest Netcast, "Snapshots from Europe," gives a taste of the growing movement of vital church growth in Europe.

  New posts on Alan's recent travels and the impact of the economic crisis on models of clergy leadership are on the Roxburgh Journal and the Missional Journey blog.

  Summer Institutes are coming soon! Register now to attend Missional Church: Its Nature and Purpose or Mission-Shaped Groups: Structures for Missional Formation.

  Our Book Clearance is on, with 50% off all titles — stock up on Summer Reading!

April 2008

• Website & Newsletter, Vol.2 No.8:
  

  Our latest feature Allelon Netcast is an interview with Craig Van Gelder, "What is Missional Church? previously featured in 2007. We are excited to feature a new series by Alan Roxburgh, "A Theology of Missional Leadership." Watch for updates from Alan on the road, as he is in the UK and Portugal this week at the EuroChurch Conference.

  Visit our Allelon Training Center pages, where we have updated course information. Registration is Open for our Kansas City and Hamilton Summer Institutes.

  Our Book Sale is still on, with 50% off all our titles. Enjoy Reading!

• Website & Newsletter, Vol.2 No.7:
  

  Our latest Allelon Netcasts feature an interview with Diana Butler Bass, part four in the Roxburgh Journal series on missional practitioners and John Franke in "Entering the Missional Conversation," previously featured in June 2007. Alan Roxburgh's original article, "What is Missional Church?" is also available for you to read.

  We encourage you to visit our store, where you can register for the Allelon Training Center's Summer Institute and browse through our Spring Clearance Book Sale where many of our titles are now up to 50% off.

March 2008

• Website & Newsletter, Vol.2 No.6:
  

  The Allelon Training Center's Summer Institute Registration is now open. Our latest Allelon Netcasts feature the second part of Alan Roxburgh and Pernell Goodyear's "Growing Missional Leaders" seminar and part three in the Roxburgh Journal audio series on missional practitioners.

  Blessings and Peace on you and your faith communities this Easter.

  Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.

• Website & Newsletter, Vol.2 No.5:
  

  We invite you to visit our new team blog The Missional Journey, listen to the second in a four part audio series about missional practitioners, watch our latest Allelon Netcast featuring Alan Roxburgh and Pernell Goodyear leading a seminar, "Growing Missional Leaders," and join in the conversation on the Roxburgh Journal and Moving into the Neighborhood.

  Summer Institute dates are now set for Hamilton/Toronto and Kansas City. Registration and further course information will be available shortly.

February 2008

• Summer Institute 08 locations have been announced: Seattle/Vancouver, Kansas City, Hamilton/Toronto and Philadelphia. Watch for more details in March.
• Website Update & Newsletter, Vol.2 No.4:

  We invite you to visit our new team blog The Missional Journey, listen to the first in a four part audio series about missional practitioners, watch our latest Allelon Netcast featuring the Mission in Western Culture Project in South Africa and the UK, read Chapter 5 in Missional MapMaking or an excerpt from Krista Tippett's Speaking of Faith and join in the conversation on the Roxburgh Journal.

  Watch for more details on our Summer Institutes coming in March. Courses will be offered in Kansas City and Hamilton/Toronto with more locations to follow.

• Andrew Jones reports that Dieter Zander has suffered a stroke and undergone emergency surgery. Please pray for his recovery. An update blog has been set up to provide the latest on Dieter's condition.
• Prayer for Kenya: Political unrest after the late December elections has claimed more than 300 lives, with more than 70,000 homeless. Please consider supporting the relief work for these folk, including local NGOs like Amani ya Juu.

January 2008

• In this time of new beginnings we invite you to check out our new workshops and learning opportunities. We work with you to create a unique learning experience around the challenges of missional leadership and being the mission-shaped people of God.