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NOTES FROM APRIL 14, 2009

We welcomed guest Rev. Rick Reynolds (thanks to Hothouse member Dustin Cross), ordained chaplain of Free Methodist Church, and current Executive Director Operation Nightwatch Rick shared his own story, as well as the story of Operation Nightwatch; it was a great opportunity to see our city with another set of eyes, especially the nature of serving our homeless, navigating the changes in civic administrations, gentrification, and ballooning populati… Continue

Added by Eric Likkel on April 28, 2009 at 9:39am — No Comments

NOTES FROM MARCH 10, 2009

This meeting was kind of a "debriefing" of the February meeting, when we welcomed Bob Scales, Policy Analyst from the City of Seattle, as a guest. Considered having another guest; Dustin Cross pledged to invite Rev. Rick Reynolds. Continue

Added by Eric Likkel on March 18, 2009 at 3:10pm — No Comments

NOTES FROM FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Hothouse hosted special guest Bob Scales - Senior Policy Analyst - Office for Policy and Management, City of Seattle. It was an informative dialogue around the city's response to the homeless with one person "on the inside." Continue

Added by Eric Likkel on March 10, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

NOTES FROM JANUARY 13, 2009

Gathered at the Q Café; discussed our upcoming February meeting, looking forward to discussing Seattle's approach(es) to addressing homeless population with two guests from the City of Seattle Government (see schedule). Also discussed possibility of planning a gathering in the future to address our ministry needs/potential in the specific area of family/youth/children's ministry, as many of us find ourselves with similar "emergent church" dilemmas; we'd want reach and involve participants beyond… Continue

Added by Eric Likkel on February 9, 2009 at 2:26pm — No Comments

NOTES FROM DECEMBER 9

We gathered at the Q Café yesterday, welcoming several new folks to the circle. Among the topics of discussion: -as we address civic challenges, justice, poverty, etc., the tensions of humbly standing "in the middle", resisting the temptation to demonize those on either side of an issue; our call to speak prophetically, and also to pastor and care for, all members of the community. -We discussed Neil Tibbot's interview/article with Killian No of Recovery Café (had emailed the interview), in co… Continue

Added by Eric Likkel on December 10, 2008 at 7:30am — No Comments

Church Council of Greater Seattle Makes the First Move

That's just a catchy headline to get you to read these notes about our HotHouse meeting today. :) We gathered at the Q Café, had another great meeting, enjoyed sharing perspectives and stories, welcomed three new folks, and learned more about Nickelsville from some who regularly associate and cooperate with the work going on there. But the headline is actually true, to some degree: One of our HotHouse members, Eliacin Rosario-Cruz of the Mustard Seed Associates, is inviting HotHouse participat… Continue

Added by Eric Likkel on November 11, 2008 at 10:37pm — 1 Comment

NOTES FROM OCTOBER 7

Ed Park of Sanctuary Church (Capitol Hill), and Neil Tibbott hosted our HotHouse meeting. Neil bought us pizza! Great to see the new faces, hear Ed's story with Sanctuary, discuss Sabbath with Neil, and look ahead. I felt as if we looked around a corner and said "Yes, let's go there..." Whether we ACTUALLY turn a corner remains to be seen, but I am hopeful. What is around the corner? We affirmed the value of HotHouse as a safe network, in which the… Continue

Added by Eric Likkel on October 8, 2008 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Why HotHouse....this year?

Hello friends and colleagues in ministry. We sure are busy people, are we not? Why do we bother to network? What is the value of this Hothouse network, site, monthly gatherings, etc., which draw us to together on some level? I ask because it's the beginning of a new season and I'd like to be intentional about what we plan this year. What are you looking for from this group? How often should we schedule our gatherings, and why should we gather? Please comment... Continue

Added by Eric Likkel on September 9, 2008 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

New Conspirators: Conference After-Party

As a follow-up to the great gathering on February 28, 29 and March 1, the Mustard Seed Associates are hosting a New Conspirators after-party. Folks are invited to share how you have begun to live creatively and put into practice the plans they've created with coconspirators. Bring your ideas, struggles, questions and examples about the ways God wants to use your mustard seeds to make a difference in the world. When | May 17, 2008 | 3:00 - 5:00 pm Where |… Continue

Added by Eric Likkel on April 23, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

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