Author: Seth Barnes

Slumdog Tourism

Written by Seth Barnes on September 22, 2011. Posted in Short-term missions. 8 Comments on Slumdog Tourism

My parents have been working in Kenya for 17 years and AIM has been helping the people of Kibera (the largest slum in Africa) for over a decade. We see people come and go. Years...

How do we make covenant?

Written by Seth Barnes on September 21, 2011. Posted in Community and Covenant. 10 Comments on How do we make covenant?

Andrew Shearman talks a lot about covenant. It’s one of the themes of his life. When we get together and talk late into the night, the subject often comes up. Andrew shakes...

Veneration v. joining a movement

Written by Seth Barnes on September 20, 2011. Posted in The Holy Spirit is on the move. 4 Comments on Veneration v. joining a movement

The Acts 2 church was a movement. The spiritual spontaneous combustion that started in Jerusalem spread across the known world at an astonishing rate. Yet a few generations later...

Belonging to a community of passion

Written by Seth Barnes on September 19, 2011. Posted in Community and Covenant. 2 Comments on Belonging to a community of passion

Gary Hamel said, “Extraordinary things are done by communities of passion.” And I think it’s true. Yet it’s difficult. Finding your passion is hard enough. Committing...

Are you living your dream?

Written by Seth Barnes on September 17, 2011. Posted in Dreaming. 5 Comments on Are you living your dream?

How’s your life? Are you living your dream or just getting by? The opportunities we’ve got are so vast, I think the dream is probably a lot closer than you realize. Take...

Innovations in missions

Written by Seth Barnes on September 15, 2011. Posted in The Holy Spirit is on the move. No Comments on Innovations in missions

I’m convinced that God loves our dreamers and he loves dreamers, people willing to stake all to build the kingdom in ways that people think are crazy or impossible. At AIM,...

Do prophetic dreams still happen?

Written by Seth Barnes on September 15, 2011. Posted in The Holy Spirit is on the move. 13 Comments on Do prophetic dreams still happen?

It was the spring of 1994. We had sensed God telling us to move out of south Florida. Didn’t have any idea where he wanted us to move, but we knew he wanted us to step out...

Join the movement

Written by Seth Barnes on September 14, 2011. Posted in Mobilization. 5 Comments on Join the movement

God is on the move around the world. Years ago he started a movement of people who follow him. But the movement doesn’t look like what we expect. Here in modern society, we’re...

We Have Become Too Tame & Settle for Crumbs

Written by Seth Barnes on September 13, 2011. Posted in Culture and Faith. 5 Comments on We Have Become Too Tame & Settle for Crumbs

This past summer my extended family got together in New Mexico for a reunion. The first thing we noted about it was all the fat chipmunks begging for food. Initially they were cute,...

Have you found your tribe yet?

Written by Seth Barnes on September 12, 2011. Posted in Community and Covenant. 10 Comments on Have you found your tribe yet?

Five years ago, looking for one myself, I wrote this blog about finding your tribe. Since then, I’ve aspired to be a leader who builds a tribe. The ministry I run, AIM, changes...

How did 9/11 change you?

Written by Seth Barnes on September 11, 2011. Posted in A broken world. 11 Comments on How did 9/11 change you?

I was working at home that morning. We don’t have a TV. I rushed over to Scott Borg’s and sat in his driveway as Tom Brokaw described how the second tower was falling....

The proper role of comfort

Written by Seth Barnes on September 10, 2011. Posted in Comfort and Pain. 12 Comments on The proper role of comfort

The pain of jet lag isn’t bad this morning. Two cups of coffee made the difference. My spirit responds: “Hallelujah!” The pain of doing the work to write this blog...

The problem with seminary education

Written by Seth Barnes on September 8, 2011. Posted in Kingdom Reality. 11 Comments on The problem with seminary education

We prize education. Generally speaking, the more you know in a discipline, the more valuable your work. I knew I needed to learn how to manage and lead better, so in 1987 I got my...

It’s normal to heal people

Written by Seth Barnes on September 7, 2011. Posted in Amazing God Stories. 7 Comments on It’s normal to heal people

I’ve never met Andrew Bennett, but I liked his approach to life on the World Race, so I followed his blog and have continued to do so after he came home. Almost all racers...

World Race dating site?

Written by Seth Barnes on September 6, 2011. Posted in Community and Covenant. 21 Comments on World Race dating site?

I know literally hundreds of available twenty-somethings, most of whom at some point have thought to themselves and sometime voiced out loud to me, “I wonder who I’m...

Fantastic Cambodia

Written by Seth Barnes on September 5, 2011. Posted in Cambodia. 7 Comments on Fantastic Cambodia

My life moves too fast and is often too serious. I go to these places where tragedy is rampant. It’s AIDS and orphans in Swaziland, earthquake victims in Haiti and the trafficking...

Released into ministry & call

Written by Seth Barnes on September 3, 2011. Posted in Reaching Your Destiny. 4 Comments on Released into ministry & call

We attach to people, places, and things, and they attach to us. But sometimes that natural attaching mechanism backfires and we become so enmeshed that it feels like a kind of bondage. Almost...

What is not given is lost

Written by Seth Barnes on September 1, 2011. Posted in Simplicity Liberates You. 10 Comments on What is not given is lost

I can be a pack rat. I hate to throw things away. The one thing I’ve got going for me is that I hate shopping. Still, stuff accumulates around me. The attic is full. The garage...

Brokenness is universal

Written by Seth Barnes on August 31, 2011. Posted in A broken world. 4 Comments on Brokenness is universal

We’re in Cambodia, a beautiful land that has endured more pain than virtually any other country in the last 30 years. Talk about brokenness. Cambodians still don’t talk...

Doing work that matters

Written by Seth Barnes on August 30, 2011. Posted in Finding your call. 26 Comments on Doing work that matters

Karen and I are off to Cambodia this morning. It’s an hour to the airport, 14 hours to Seoul, Korea, a two hour layover, and 6 hours to Siem Reap, Cambodia. We arrive at 10:30...

We need more poetry in our lives

Written by Seth Barnes on August 29, 2011. Posted in Better Living. 11 Comments on We need more poetry in our lives

For a while now I’ve been realizing that there’s too little poetry in my life. Too many details, not enough poetry. Poetry is what strums the chords in my soul. It’s...

A Bible-thumper’s apology

Written by Seth Barnes on August 27, 2011. Posted in Culture and Faith. 14 Comments on A Bible-thumper’s apology

Well, here’s the letter I’ve debated about posting (see yesterday’s post). My rule is, if I’m wondering if I should post something, go ahead and do it. So,...

What makes an apology genuine?

Written by Seth Barnes on August 26, 2011. Posted in Vulnerability and me. 11 Comments on What makes an apology genuine?

When someone who has hurt you says, “I’m sorry. I was wrong and I apologize. Will you forgive me?” How does it sound in your ears? Bob from Alaska wrote me and...

8 Lessons about dreaming

Written by Seth Barnes on August 25, 2011. Posted in Dreaming. 10 Comments on 8 Lessons about dreaming

What took me almost a year to learn I’d like to give to you today for free. We started Kingdom Dreams in November of 2010. Because I’ve been doing dreams for a while,...