Author Archives: Michael Wallenmeyer

About Michael Wallenmeyer

For the past seven years Michael has been the pastor at Mt. Laurel Evangelical Free Church in Mt. Laurel, NJ. He is married to Marcie and they have three energetic children; Justice, Audra and Noah. Educational background includes Bible/Theology degree from Moody Bible Institute and Master’s of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Michael is passionate about Jesus, community life centered around Jesus, and leading people to be engaged in the Mission of God.

Ed Stetzer: Missional Disciple-Making

Some of the stuff you will hear in this video (quotations are not exact)… Disciples join God and his mission and it changes everything. Discipleship through knowledge and not action leads to puffed up gnostics. When we (pastors) do for … Continue reading

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The Suburban Good Life Might Be Killing You

Communities Learn the Good Life Can Be a Killer By JANE E. BRODY Atlanta is transforming an old rail corridor into a trail network that encourages walking and biking.   Developers in the last half-century called it progress when they … Continue reading

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-28

America's suburbs: Key to the 2012 election: http://t.co/MyfbklyO #

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Churches That Don’t Fit In

Fitting In from The Work Of The People on Vimeo.

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Free book giveaway, “A Gospel Primer for Christians” by Milton Vincent

Gospel-centered. Easy to say, but what does it really mean? How do we apply the gospel to every area of our life? “A Gospel Primer for Christians” is one of the best resources I have found when it comes to … Continue reading

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-21

A Conference for Failures: http://t.co/4JmfI8xo #

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Why Your Work Matters to God (a theology of work)

It’s easy to just go through the motions when it comes to our job and fail to see how God wants to use it for his kingdom. The video below is one of the best talks I have ever heard … Continue reading

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-14

What is the gospel? by Jeff Vanderstelt. http://t.co/OyFFoYUR # When do we compromise the gospel by being cool? http://t.co/MaWCaPTv # "Suburban Faith" by Margot Starbuck: http://t.co/ao3wUbCv # Engaging people where they’re at and where you live: http://t.co/AHmen4cr #

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Encouragement for Missional Community Leaders

As a Missional Community leader you are attempting to build a network of relationships where people are sharing life together (1 Thessalonians 2:8) and living for the good of their neighbors (Matthew 22:34-39). This deeper life goes against the flow of … Continue reading

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Missional in Suburbia Interviews Singer And Songwriter Ben Rector

Ben Rector is an immensely talented singer, songwriter who lives in Nashville with his wife. It is on his newest album “Something Like This” that I discovered “Song for the Suburbs.” It is an incredibly catchy tune, but it is the … Continue reading

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