ShameBreaker Covenant

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God loves me, and has a wonderful plan for my life.
As I humble myself and turn away from my wicked ways, I position myself to receive the fullness of God’s blessings and favor.
I confess that I have sinned — against myself, others, and God — to the point where I deserve nothing but condemnation and death.
Through the cross, I have been born again as God’s child; He blesses me because He wants to, not because I deserve it.
In order to receive my inheritance, I must confront and overcome the part of myself that wants to remain a slave to the systems of this world.
In God’s timing, I will respectfully renegotiate my relationship to the people and institutions that were my Egypt, in order to redeem myself and them.
Going forward, I will boast of my weakness, so that God’s power gets all the credit for my achievements.

Christianity Beyond, Draft 2

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#	Expanding Our	Beyond Just	To Also Include
1	Identity	Exclusive Tribes	Expansive Unity
2	Maturity	Learned Doctrine	Lived Gospel
3	Goals	Moral Causes	Multi-level Transformation
4	Metrics	Customer Satisfaction	Effective Incarnation
5	Ministry	Church Campuses	The Marketplace
6	Structures	Non-Profits	Profitable Businesses
7	Following Jesus	Joining a Crowd	Carrying a Cross
8	Trust	Our Leaders	Our Followers

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Paleo-Evangelical Christianity

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I consider myself a “Paleo-Evangelical” Christian. Like my counterparts in the first century, I have had transformational encounters with the person of Jesus Christ and am devoted to making him known as the Risen Lord; but am still working through which of my inherited cultural understandings and religious teachings are worthy to bear His name.

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