New City Registry

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Big News. February Newsletter.

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Ty’s Baptism in a Jemez Hot Spring

Pastoral Accountability

Every pastor should have an accountability plan.  A time set aside for another Christian to ask prearranged and agreed upon questions that will shed light on the “real life” the pastor is living.  The following example is one that I stole from John Piper.  Bethlehem Baptist has been using this form among staff for a while.  I use this form (or a variation of it) and I have used it often in the past.  Pastors with deep relationships with other believers and with God lead deep churches. May this resource help you to guard against sin and to get after what is right.  Clicking the image below will take you to John Piper’s site.  You can download his free resource there.

A Year of Living Like Jesus: Praying for Healing

I enjoyed Ed Dobson’s book.  What if Christians could isolate themselves away from their tribal, denominational, and family pressures and attempted to live biblically?  I am always asking the question, but “what does the Bible say?”  The answering of that question is an individual responsibility.  I was in a theological debate one time with a close friend and professor.  We represent two different theological tribes.  I was arguing along “party lines,” if you will.  At one point the professor paused and said, “can you give me a text for that?”  I couldn’t.  I just had to say, “I know it’s in there.” Read More…

We Have Named Our New Church

New City: Monty Python and The Kingdom of God

To be honest, I have always struggled with the Kingdom of God.  The phrase makes me think of a renaissance festival.  I am freaked out by renaissance festivals.  I dragged my family to such a festival a few years ago.  I knew I had made bad decision when I saw the drunk man in period clothing chasing a woman whom he affectionally called his wench.  Wench is the medieval term for a prostitute.  It seems that many women at the festival took great pains to be sure that they could dress the part with accuracy.  My mind links things together in categories.  So my thought process goes something like this: Kingdom = renaissance festival = Monty Python.  I can’t explain why it happens in this way, but you can see the hang up.  When I meditate on the Kingdom of God, I am unable to contextualize it.  My context for kingdom thinking includes Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Read More…

New Church Information Meeting November 16, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Click on the graphic below for a PDF flyer.  Reserve your space to hear about a very exciting new work on Albuquerque’s west side.

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ABQ Church Planter Network Meeting November 17, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Click the Image for a PDF of the flyer.  RSVP with Nate at Nate@NateBush.com.

Every Presenter Can Relate

I can relate to feeling like the Kenny G of preaching.

TESTING YOUR DECISIONS?

James 3:13-18 provides us with a matrix for decision making.  We can evaluate the wisdom of any decisions by running it through this filter. I have taken these words and expanded the thoughts breifly so that the terms can be easily applied to any decision. Read More…

How Creation Helps Me Create.

Do I believe that God made everything out of nothing?  If I do, I must also believe that God can do anything he wants in my life even if I don’t possess the resources to accomplish it.  The doctrine of creation ex nihilo is a doctrine every entrepreneurial Christian must hold on to.  Spiritual creators have a need to start things, it is how we are wired.  The innovators of God’s kingdom have to become keenly aware of the power and beauty of God at creation. Read More…

Movement

The church planters meeting at the Lobo was great.  Mars Hill was very gracious to host us.  It was great to catch up with church planters from around the City on Tuesday.  I could tell immediately that God was up to something.  There is an energy and even a profound discontent and easiness stirring in the hearts of missional men in our city.  I hope that through meeting together we will find a synergy of God’s spirit moving a rag tag group of soldiers armed with the gospel message and driven by the mission to do good in God’s name and preach the good news about Jesus. Read More…

October 13 Church Planter Gathering in ABQ.

A few networks are putting together an hour and half session for New Mexico church planters at Mars Hill Church on October 13 from 4pm to 5:30pm.  We will be led by Brent Foulke, the Director of the Exponential Conference, in a conversation about best practices and issues directly related to ministry in New Mexico.  Email me at nate@natebush.com for more details or any questions. You can click on the image below to download a PDF flyer.

The ABQ3 Project

The pictures below are apart of  a new publication concerning our new work here in Albuquerque, NM.  Please contact Nate at Nate@natebush.com if you would like more details.  Click here to download a PDF brochure about the ABQ3 Project.  To see the images full screen click the “FS” button at the bottom of this flash viewer.