Archives: June2008

• Values 1

  Over the next couple days I will be covering in more depth what we value at De Soto Community Church. For a quick and dirty synopsis, you can review “Why We Exist” It is essential as we seek to Become an Expression of Christ in Community that we keep in the forefront what that actually looks like practically. Tomorrow I will begin this series with an explanation of our mission statement: Becoming an Expression of Christ in Community to Transform [...]

• The System is Down

  To some of you this may not be “new” news. If you have tried to phone in the past week or so and have encountered a busy signal, I apologize. For some reason our phone here at home has been out of whack and I have been unable to get the problem remedied in a timely manner. (oddly enough, the internet still is working though…) So, until further ado, please email me. Thanks, Matt

• In the News

  “Hey…who’s the guy with the fat head?” Forgive the ugliness, but recently, Leann Sulzen from the De Soto Explorer came out and did a story on the new plant. Here is a sample: “A church, just like something you put in the ground is a living organism,” he [Matt Maestas] said. “The desire for anyone starting or planting a church is for that church to take root in the community and grow and be a church that really has a [...]

• The Meaning of Missional

  Over at Missional Church Network Brad Brisco has a great post highlighting what it means practically to be a “missional church” in our ever changing North American Context. The main thrust of Brad’s post centers around three theological distinctions followed by five practical reflections. The theological distinctions are as follows: 1. The Missional Church is about the missionary nature of God and His church 2. The Missional Church is about the Church being incarnational rather than attractional. 3. The Missional [...]

• Camping

  I’ve just returned from a bit of a hiatus in the North Georgia mountains camping with my good friend Cameron.  There’s nothing quite like men cooking meat over fire.  Pictures will follow in the coming days, as I accidentally left my camera in Atlanta and it is being mailed back to me. There will also be a few more book reviews up in the coming days of reading I finished while on my trip.  So stay tuned for those as [...]

• Re: Think 06-01-2008

  This is our Sunday Re: Think an opportunity for us to continue to think about the events of last Sunday. This past Sunday we spoke of the difference that our God makes, and what Jesus thought the most important commandments are. For Jesus the Shema of Israel was the foundation for how we relate to God: ” Hear oh Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your [...]