Originally posted on Mill Pond Porch:
Being a leader of a Christian mission organization with responsibility for mission staff and partnerships in Eastern Europe and social ministry outreaches throughout Europe – while living in “the sticks” of central Virginia – people often ask about what exactly it is that I do. In a nutshell, it’s…
Author: Jim Baker
Marginal Mission Network leader with ReachGlobal Europe, passionate about serving at the margins. We are now living in the woods in VA working on restoring an old grist mill and farmhouse to host a community that will provide, rest, restoration, reflection, training, connections... and lots of good music!
Weaponizing prayer… through repentance
Events in the world today have been driving us to prayer lately. More than ever before, we are realizing that prayer is, indeed, a weapon. Not a weapon that kills people. But a weapon that can, in fact be effective against forces which are out to wreak havoc and destruction. Sometimes we seem to think…
Mill Pond Monday 4. Making a difference
Our vision for The Mill is that participation in its unique opportunities would result in people renewing their vision and motivation to make an impact in their world. We pray that people will be equipped to have a new or deeper impact in their own (or other) settings as a result of their experience. We…
It’s all good…
When was the last time you got anyone to accept an apology? Or, for those of you who seldom make mistakes (or at least don’t admit it): when was the last time you actually accepted an apology that someone made to you? Perhaps this is just an element of how things are done in these…
Mill Pond Monday – 3. A community of values
We’ve shared a sense of purpose with presence and our central focus on fostering community. What sort of community? We’d start by talking about “values”: “The Mill” exists to glorify God through bringing people together around shared experience, interaction and discovery to foster a community whose living out and application of Kingdom values results in…
Pray for Ukraine
We are planning on spending Sunday (Ukrainian Independence Day) in prayer and fasting for Ukraine. We, along with our brothers and sisters in Kyiv and throughout Ukraine are very upset by ongoing threats to their freedom, security and dignity as a country, a nation and a people. We have prepared a guide for those who…
Real, genuine tomatoey goodness
We’ve been enjoying immensely the fruits of our labor in the Mill Pond garden. Canning peppers for salsa, trying out new recipes for cabbage salads, and the tomatoes this year are outrageous! Liz served up a batch of fried green tomatoes (which she, in her inimitable style of scrambled speech, once referred to as “free…
Mill Pond Monday – 2. Focus on community
Continuing our Mill Pond Monday series unpacking the vision that keeps us going all day (and sometimes keeps us awake at nights!), we have a “core focus” underlying all our activity here: fostering community. “The Mill” exists to glorify God through bringing people together around shared experience, interaction and discovery to foster a community whose living out…
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