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Jesus at the Fringes

February 4, 2012 by Jim Wright 4 Comments

It’s amazing how Jesus takes root in the fringes of society when you empower Christ in folks rather than trying to bring “church” to them, take them to “church” or do “church” for them.

Church Planting, Community, Counseling, Fellowship, Great Commission, Institutional Church, Jail, Ministry, Organic Church

Planting Churches

January 3, 2012 by Jim Wright 6 Comments

I’m not sure why we make planting churches so complicated. It really isn’t. Here’s a recent story from the local jail.

Church Planting, Great Commission, Jail, Missions, Organic Church

Room at the Inn

December 24, 2011 by Jim Wright 0 Comments

This Christmas, the question yet remains: Is there still no room at the inn? Take a chance. Embrace the Joseph’s and Mary’s of our age.

Community, Compassion, Faith, Grace, Great Commission, Jail, Mercy, Ministry

A Hollow Gospel

November 14, 2011 by Jim Wright 34 Comments

Broken lives and real people are inconvenient and demand more than your hollow gospel and podium-oriented focus can give. But praise God, you have great meetings!

Bondage, Institutional Church, Jail, Ministry, Redemption, Spiritual Disciplines

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A Tale of Two Ministries

December 27, 2010 by Jim Wright 0 Comments

In nature, there’s a word for a place with inflow but no outflow: It’s called a swamp. God’s people are not called to be dead, stagnant swamps, but to offer living water: Cool, fresh, flowing and life giving. Unfortunately, too many church gatherings are about inflow and not outflow. Churches today are focused on meetings [...]

Church, Faith, Gifts, Jail, Ministry

Transparent

April 17, 2010 by Jim Wright 1 Comment

My spiritual DNA — the way God put me together — makes me instinctively encourage others to give away what God has given them. Sharing God’s blessings is a key component to spiritual growth, I’ve found. I often teach and minister in a faith-based dorm at the local jail. Rather than me “leading” this Friday, [...]

Confession, Faith, Forgiveness, Healing, Jail, Prayer, Repentance

Following God’s Presence

August 2, 2009 by Jim Wright 10 Comments

Life, and the sweet presence of God, await us as He simply bids us “come”.

Church, Jail, Ministry, New Wine, Pastors, Prayer, Tears

The Church in D Pod

July 26, 2009 by Jim Wright 8 Comments

This Sunday, like most Sundays, I will be fellowshipping with the “Church in D Pod” at the local jail. D Pod is a unit housing around a hundred men, and God has been pouring out his new wine in an exciting way among those inmates. A couple of months ago, I started shifting my focus [...]

Faith, Grace, Jail, Joy, Kingdom of God, Mentor, Ministry, New Wine, Organic Church, Sovereignty

New Wine And Old Skins

July 1, 2009 by Jim Wright 1 Comment

Here’s an interesting article, reprinted below, on how people will stick to what they believe or think even in the face of contrary facts or circumstances. As I’ve watched people react to challenges and controversies over the last couple of months, and to God bursting old wine skins as he brings forth new wine, I can [...]

Community, Faith, Jail, Joy, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Ministry, New Wine, Organic Church, Pastors, Sovereignty

Post-Release Community

June 5, 2009 by Jim Wright 5 Comments

I’ve been meeting with various brothers who also minister in the informal Christian networks I’m part of, along with others, to discuss starting a weekly fellowship (possibly in my home) for ex-inmates. My burden is for men whose lives are dramatically captured by God in jail, but then stumble when they get out because they [...]

Church, Community, Conversion, Faith, Jail, Ministry

God Shows Up

February 13, 2009 by Jim Wright 6 Comments

As I’ve counseled hundreds of people of the years, I’ve learned that God miraculously heals us when we’re willing to go to and expose to Him those places at the core of our being where wounds, hurts and lies reside.

Bondage, Counseling, Grace, Healing, Jail, Ministry, Repentance

Pentecost in the Local Jail

January 7, 2009 by Jim Wright 6 Comments

In 2007 over 75 men in the local jail – comprising more than a forth of those incarcerated in the “modular” building – had a dramatic encounter with God. For some time, I’d been feeling that we were falling short with the men who were coming to the Lord or re-dedicating their lives through various [...]

Baptism in the Holy Spirit, Healing, Holy Spirit, Jail, Ministry, Repentance

Jim Wright

Teacher, pilot, foe of tyrants, world traveler, passionate, attorney, entrepreneur, friend of the dispossessed, Christian, thinker, reluctant counselor, occasional mentor, brother in the Lord, adequate cook, pretty good host and so-so bass fisherman.

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A Hollow Gospel November 14, 2011
The Mythology of Tithing November 26, 2011
Rethinking Missions February 20, 2009
Participatory Church September 17, 2009
Ordained to Fail November 16, 2011
Pimping the Gospel October 30, 2009
Dealing With Church Leadership Abuse May 20, 2009
Sufficient Grace March 30, 2009
Confronting Abusive Pastors, Part 2: How Should We React? May 28, 2011
Confronting Abusive Pastors, Part 4: Civil and Criminal Law May 30, 2011

Jesus at the Fringes February 4, 2012
The Priesthood of All Believers January 23, 2012
We Have Met the Enemy January 17, 2012
A Multilingual Jesus January 16, 2012
Planting Churches January 3, 2012
Room at the Inn December 24, 2011
Redemption December 21, 2011
Ekklesia as Escapism December 19, 2011
I Am Content December 15, 2011
About Justice December 8, 2011