In our denomination, one of the most exciting movements I have seen being raised right now is the “Live Dead” movement. It is a radical commitment to reaching the unreached in some of the hardest places in the world. 

Something we are not very good at as American Christians is “living dead.” We are a saturated culture when it comes to Christianity, it seems. So the challenge is this: Can we “live dead” in America? 

This is what I want to explore beginning this Sunday in our church services. It is a series the Spirit is building inside of me and every Sunday I am preaching, this will be our focus. It is my prayer we open our hearts and spirits to the possibilities right here in our churches and in our communities. 

So, brothers and sisters, because of God’s mercies, I encourage you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice that is holy and pleasing to God. This is your appropriate priestly service. ² Don’t be conformed to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you can figure out what God’s will is—what is good and pleasing and mature. (Rom. 12:1-2)