This is the 4th installment of WWDWWD.
Forge Dallas understands that it is not just about being missional, simply going out; rather, being missional must be paired with being incarnational, the going deep. This is the example Jesus gave to us. Jesus was sent out and He also became “flesh and blood and moved into the neighborhood.”
"Where you stand determines what you see," notoriously spoken by Deb Hirsch in this third installment of WWDWWD. What if the place you are standing right now is the very place where God is asking you to join with Him?
Ryan and Deb allow us to peek behind the curtain and see one of the core distinctives of Forge- your context, your place, matters. A lot. If it's true that the best teacher is experience, then the best learning laboratory is your current context. We place such a high value on the place you're already in because we believe that you've already been sent there by the Redeeming God.
In this video you'll hear Ryan Hairston ask, "What is the Good News to the place where God has sent you?" And in order to discover this, we must first open our eyes and hearts to see what He may already be doing-- right in front of us.
Question: After watching the video, what is the place where God has already sent you? What is your context?
In Part 2 of our five part video series, "Why We Do What We Do" Ryan Hairston and Deb Hirsch share something near the heart of the Forge DNA- All are invited to participate in this Grand MIssion of God. All the way from the expected ones- the established authors, large and small church pastors, itinerant speakers, and church planters, to the often overlooked- mechanics, stay at home parents, IT workers, grandparents, and children.
In this video, Ryan tells us a powerful story of his 5 year old daughter, proclaiming the anthem of the Kingdom, "Daddy, I think we need to love people...and we need to help other people love people too."
Because throughout the Scriptures everyone had access to Jesus- women, lepers, Gentiles, crooks and thieves, prostitutes and soldiers- everyone now has permission to join in the Mission of God.
This is a conversation between Ryan Hairston and Deb Hirsch on how Jesus informs what we do at Forge and why we do what we do.