tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198678562012-02-20T11:09:40.269-08:00This is a blog where I processed my calling to start a business to support mission.Scott Hackmannoreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19867856.post-74981567854705769972007-12-08T03:07:00.000-08:002011-05-28T12:52:50.626-07:00

I am now blogging here www.scotthackman.com.A Todd Hiestand design www.toddhiestand.com - www.343design.comThanks for reading and I hope to see you at www.scotthackman.com.

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Maybe it will take an open hand initiative.What do you see when you look at this picture?I see a boy giving all he has...And I hear a voice asking:"What will you give..."The problem of poverty can end...

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May I introduce Sally Morganthawler, a woman who has a voice and perspective needed in this time of transition. I had the pleasure of listening to her story for an etrek class. www.theooze.com/etrek/ For two days I joined in a conversation about gender issues and flattened leadership at www.Biblical.edu . It was during these two days and nights I found hope for the future of the church.The

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I believe:*leaders listen*leaders are learners*leaders trust othersIn Margret Wheatley's book, "Finding our Way", the reader is given a glimpse into the "new story". There is possibility for true organizational change. There is possibility for life giving organizations to thrive and be. The step for people who pioneer new ways of leading and organizing in this uncertain time of change, will lead

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The excitement of new life.The possibility of greatness,The possibility of happiness.Why are we doing this together?Do we believe in the process, or do we just want the rush?I want to believe in the miracle of when two become one...The story of a God who loves,Involved in the natural world.So I believe...As I pen a narrative of a boy trying to be a man, I begin to see.There is truth in the idea

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I found myself in the eyes of the unknownsPeople forgotten by the rest of the worldCommunities left, picking up pieces of memoriesRelationships founded on survival.There is a desire for the world to be a better place.People are turning "green", because they careIdentifiable to the rest of the world as responsibleBut are we becoming more responsible to each other...Every time I hear someone say, "

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Tonight I could not sleep, because I keep seeing the faces of the children I have met in undeveloped over looked regions of the world. The faces that speak to me about the need for hope and care. If this life is a gift, then why do so many go with out food and water?The questions I ask drive me to believe.I want to participate in what God is doing in this world. As I participate in creating a

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Look for pics coming soon.The story is simple. I went to Haiti with a man who has been working with some of the people in Labaleine, Haiti. In this village there is a leader by the name of Richard, he has developed a sustainable community through education and economy. He teaches teachers. there are over 46 teachers and 500 students. It is his desire to create a vocational school using some

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Because to deny God is to deny humanity.Honestly, to deny God for me would be the same action as denying my humanity. To be human is to recognize my finite perspective and limited world view among other humiliating experiences like going to the bathroom and forgetting social security number when I am making a wire transfer for the first time. The more information one attains, and the better one

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I shake when I read these words: A comment from an email to my father from Bala:“Our plans were for you to have a different seminar from Scott. Each of you will have a separate seminar with a minimum of 250 IN EACH SEMIINAR. You are expected to provide some counseling of people and interact with our plans.I WANTED TO BE SURE that Scott wanted to Share on SOMETHIIING ON OPENHAND INITIATIVES and

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It has been said that only seven percent of the work force is entrapenueral and I believe it.The word entrapenuer:# Innovator. One who recognizes opportunities and organizes resources to take advantage of the opportunity.# Someone who is willing to assume the responsibility, risk and rewards of starting and operating a business.# A French term for a person who undertakes and develops a new

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I get tired,Tired of the blameshifting,Tired of the mis understanding,Tired of all the people who feel the need to defend what they believe by pointing out the faults in others,In order to clearly define who is in, and who is out.A belief given to me from my youth..."We have to know who will go to heaven and who will go to hell... How else will we save this world from damnation?"So here it is,

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The Living Room, an experiment in Christian community, has been shifting and moving in a new direction. Currently we are participating in prayer and reflection through out the week on www.livingroomconversations.blogspot.com, please come reflect with us.For the past three months I have been in the process of launching an international coffee roasting venture. Currently, www.onevillagecoffee.com

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Today I facilitated a seminary conversation about spiritual formation and my personal journey.If you want more insight on our missional community scrol over the title of this post and link up to www.livingroomconversations.blogspot.com.Today was a good experience, I hope the students in the class were encouraged in their own spiritual formation and missional living.Here is a link to another tool

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There is hope I can see it in your face The way your smile catches the eyes of an on looker The way your eyes open up to the sound of silence And your ears hear possibilities in all things true There is hope For those who are restless The people who can not seem to get a break The ones who lie awake at night wondering; What if I would have done that differently? Where

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What is the Open Hand Initiative?A ground swell of interconnectivity on a global scale.A dream of a father and Son quickly becoming a reality.A focus on cultivating community and resourcing the under resourced.We are going right to the root of the issues facing oppressed people groups.We are providing a mission for people to join to raise awareness in the states.We are forming partnerships with

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A prayer after reflectionGod, Abba, Spirit, Rabbi and Friend:Teach me to slow down while you walk with me by the shoreline, Reveal to me your Kingdom which has all ready come,Hold me in your hands as they open up the space with in.Keep me from running ahead of the waves,When the water approaches my feet allow me to stay,Wash the sand from between my toes.I need to slow down and wait by the

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JournalWeek 1 A discussion in class between a student and John gave me the “revelation” of the context that we live in. There is a tension between what is happening in our world and what is happening to our world. God has been proving faithful in the personal orientation of my faith and the way that God is functioning in my world view and the world around me. The book “Constants in Context” by

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Journal 3Third WeekThe past two nights I talked to a youth group about the “the story we find ourselves in” How this Story is the greatest gift we could ever given. It is our talent. My reading in the “Character of Theology” has messed up my mind. I can not give the answers like I used to give youth. In fact I have not spoken formally to youth in over a year. Thank God. I realize now that I

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Faith and CommunityA poem by Scott HackmanAt times in life it is impossible to have faith.All one has to do is look at the world to chaos and calamity.Governments full of greed and deceit.Communities treating leaders like gods they fall morally.Faith in an individual is futile and there is need for change from this perspective.There is need for individuals believing in more than their abilities

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A missional approach Makes senseA missional approach makes a difference in a persons life when they accept this perspective as more than an ad on to their life/church/program etc. This has taken place in my life through a series of paradigm shifts. In this response I will share how three significant paradigm shifts moved me into a missional perspective of how to live, approach ministry, read

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Paradigm Shift Five years of youth ministryMy world view was rocked in my five years as a full time youth pastor. I learned how youth in this next generation are not interested in me having all the answers to their questions. They do not need me or my answers to believe in God. This came as a surprise, because I had been taught by most of my mentors and all of my Christian education how I was

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Face down in the sand, I cry Waste deep, as the water crashes over me I die Only to see a hand reaching out for me Alive There are only thoughts and ideas No over arching way When we follow a master made of clay Our selfishness we display That man makes me feel all right about my flesh Look I am shiny and new That girl gives me breath, now I can be like you. Why is it we

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A kindred spirit Drew took me around the cape and talked to me about the racism that is so prevalent today. Apart tide has just ended 12 years ago and the people that put the “Blacks” in their shanty towns. These are basically ghettoes. When we pulled into a township the streets were covered with children. Ages 2-18. They were all there, in the street, some half clothes. With a blank look

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8:30pm SA time We are in a thatched hut; we can hear the ocean 200 yards away. This place is freaking gorgeous. This experience in SA is not a mistake. 4 out of the 20 students in this program were at the NIFES conference in Nigeria 2004. One of the guys, Joshua works for the president of Inter Varsity. There are NGO workers, administrators, professors, Dr.’s Pastors, all coming together

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