Christian Brothers Reunion Concert with the Don and Faith Peters Band August 5th, 2011 Part 1

Christian Brothers Reunion Concert

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 

REUNION CONCERT

Friday, August 5th

6-9p

This month, during Downtown Gadsden, Inc.'s "First Friday" event on Broad Street, The Vineyard will be hosting a Christian Brothers reunion concert, featuring the Don & Faith Peters Band. For those who don't know, Christian Brothers was a coffee house that used to meet in what is now the Vineyard building. Every Saturday night for years, Christian Brothers would hold concerts featuring some of this area's most talented Christian musicians. The Don & Faith Peters Band was a part of the Christian Brothers legacy, and they're joining us again for one night only. Call (256) 543-1005 for more info

Christian Brothers Building

Rick and Becki tunes

Rick and Becki have added two more songs on CDbaby:

http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/RicnBec

Father of Lights
Rick and Becki Trussell

More Music From The Gadsden Vineyard Musicians

Soaking 1

From Rick and Beckie Trussell, "This track has been taken from a live session at the House of Prayer in Huntsville, AL. Our objective was not to entertain but merely to create a soundscape by which folks could encounter His Presence. This being a live recording, you may hear some mistakes but we felt that enough of Him was there to warrant leaving it as is, warts and all. We prefer to stay away from labels as much as possible but when some friends asked us to make these tracks available, we had to come up with some sort of name for ourselves. So, to keep it simple we chose RicnBec. We hope you enjoy Him as much as we did while this was in the making." 16:41

You can find this MP3 at Cdbaby for 1.99

www.cdbaby.com/cd/ricnbec

They're not just a church. They're a lifestyle.

I overheard one of the downtown business owners express their observation about Gadsden Vineyard:

"They're not just a church. They're a lifestyle."

What a nice thing to say. (I hope we live up to it.)

Vineyard Style Reformation

We need a Vineyard Reformation.



As John Wimber, the founding father of the Vineyard, put it, "Faith is spelled R-I-S-K." I don't know if John first said it but he was the first person I heard say it and live it.


In the beginning of being around John and other Vineyard people I came away with this concept of Divine Appointments. I can remember driving to the schools where I taught art and asking for at least one divine appointment for that day. I would be on the lookout for an appointment. I would be disappointed at the end of the day if it looked like I didn't have one.


Then something happened after having a few dozen appointments. I quite asking for them. I still had some occur but I forgot or got busy with pastoring the people that I had met through the divine appointments. Weird.


Paul tells Timothy: "Stir up the gift that's in you."


We need a Vineyard Reformation!


We're old enough as a movement that we can "go back to the old ways". Some of them are "old" and some of them are "for as long as we live". We need a new-old T-shirt slogan: "Faith is spelled R-I-S-K."

If you're like me say it with me:

"I need a personal Vineyard Reformation!!!!"

Jess Tells Her Insights About The Story Of Gomer (YouTube)

Why A Statement Of Faith

Part of the reason I love the Vineyard movement is how we approach life. I include this note because it shows a little of how we think and I spent yesterday uploading our common Statement of Faith. Today I get a letter from Bert, our National Director, which included the section below:

"When I was a part of the group that put together our present Statement of Faith, I asked John Wimber why we didn't call it the Vineyard Confession of Faith. He responded without hesitation, “Because we are not a confessional movement.” He then went on to explain what he meant. He said that a confessional tradition, in his understanding, was shaped by the idea that members must agree with the entire confession to be in good standing with that tradition. The “Confession of Faith” was an outside boundary that one must adhere to if he/she wants to be a part of that community. He further explained that our Statement of Faith was not designed to serve in that way. It was not designed to keep people out of the Vineyard. Rather, it served to identify us as a movement within the general, basic, framework of orthodox and Evangelical Christianity.

This explanation has been very helpful to me in counseling people who want to come into the Vineyard but have questions about something in the Statement of Faith. I have from time to time had people say, “You know, I really want to be a part of the Vineyard, but I have some difficulty with the language that is used in certain parts of the Statement of Faith.” I then relate the conversation I had with John and assure them that, unless what they believe is in violation of the historical Christian faith as mediated to us through the broad Evangelical tradition, there is room in the Vineyard for them even if they have some reservation on the way a particular statement is worded." - Bert Waggoner, National Director, 1-11-11

Catch The Fire - Toronto Ministry Team

We got guests! CTF ministry school sent a team of international students and we get to host them. They will be here on Sunday Jan. 9 and Jan. 16 at 10.30a plus on Wednesday nights at 7pm. Drop by and meet them if you get a chance.