Last Thursday night, I had the privilege of hearing Washington D.C. Pastor Mark Batterson speak at the ECHO Conference in Dallas, Texas. Mark is the Lead Pastor of National Community Church, widely recognized as one of America’s most innovative churches.
NCC meets in movie theaters at metro stops throughout the city, as well as in a church-owned coffee house near Union Station. More than seventy percent of NCC’ers are single twentysomethings who live or work on Capitol Hill.
Pastor Mark is a widely read pioneer blogger (evotional). He’s also one of the very first pastors to add The Digital Sanctuary to his blogroll.
Wild Goose Chase was my airplane reading on my way to ECHO. I loved it. Brilliantly basic, crystal clear and cheerfully convicting, Wild Goose Chase is an exploration of the pursuit of the Holy Spirit. Using a non-scholarly, conversational approach Mark writes the same way he teaches, using fresh parables and simple illustrations. Challenging us to leave behind the cages that obviously hold us captive, Wild Goose Chase is an invitation to freedom and adventure.
Here’s an excerpt from the book’s introduction:
Most of us have no idea where we’re going most of the time. Perfect.
“Celtic Christians had a name for the Holy Spirit–An Geadh-Glas, or ‘the Wild Goose.’ The name hints at mystery. Much like a wild goose, the Spirit of God cannot be tracked or tamed. An element of danger, an air of unpredictability surround Him. And while the name may sound a little sacrilegious, I cannot think of a better description of what it’s like to follow the Spirit through life. I think the Celtic Christians were on to something….
Most of us will have no idea where we are going most of the time. And I know that is unsettling. But circumstantial uncertainty also goes by another name: Adventure.”
You can win a free copy of Wild Goose Chase by telling me what I tweeted (twitter.com/cynthiaware) about National Community Church’s baptism video — the one played at ECHO Conference.
You can also purchase Mark’s other best-selling book, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day online.
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Wouldn’t that be easier if your tweets weren’t “protected?”
Ha! Already unlocked - but only for a hour. Get on it.
you said:
“Still recovering from @MarkBatterson’s baptism video. Not the baptisees either, the unbridled joy of the baptisers. Cried my makeup off 2x”
you said:
“Still recovering from @MarkBatterson’s baptism video. Not the baptisees either, the unbridled joy of the baptisers. Cried my makeup off 2x”
can’t remember exactly but you mentioned joy and loosing your makeup because of tears.
Kevin - wish I had 2 copies to give away!!
So sorry Brian Ayers was first up. And, I only had to unlock my tweets for 5 min. You guys are fast.
Still struggling Kevin - cuz you did it from memory. That’s amazing! Now I’m crying my make-up off again. Really wish I had 2 copies
Cynthia - don’t sweat it. Brian won fair and square. I don’t mind buying the book anyway. Love Mark’s writing!
Be free from your struggle…
Cynthia:
Give it to Kevin, he does get props for doing it from memory.
Still recovering from @MarkBatterson’s baptism video. Not the baptisees either, the unbridled joy of the baptisers. Cried my makeup off 2x.
Stop it guys - still crying!
Do I get any points for sitting next to you while you were crying ?
Ok, gentlemen, we’re moving this competition over to twitter for a mega hard Twitteroff Throwdown. Only @brianayers101 and @revkevgcc can compete. Yes, that too, makes me cry.
Brian Ayers declared the final winner of Wild Goose Chase! Congratulations!
I can’t beleive I missed out on trying to win something from the Digital Sanctuary. Oh well, I’ll wait around for the “win a macbook” contest!
Hey wait a minute, the dude over at blogs4God said you were giving away free wild goat cheese …
… what’s all this about Wild Goose Chase?
Whatta rip-off!