MowtownMatt
@mowtownmatt.bsky.social
Social/Missional Entrepreneur, Author, Pastor, and Founder of Mowtown Teen Lawn Care and Utmost Athletics, Pol. Homeless, Theol. Practical, Washington State, Virginian by the Grace of God, DODGERS!!!!!!! L.NEWBIGIN!!!
So, I’m a minister and I have been needing some dental work done. It’s for Easter.
March 4, 2025 at 5:42 AM
So, I’m a minister and I have been needing some dental work done. It’s for Easter.
So last week we had our social/missional enterprise students doing analysis of the best electric rechargeable mowers on the market to see if you business model can sustain the costs. Love watching high school students work on real world problems through church based ministry.
January 18, 2025 at 1:21 AM
So last week we had our social/missional enterprise students doing analysis of the best electric rechargeable mowers on the market to see if you business model can sustain the costs. Love watching high school students work on real world problems through church based ministry.
Today we had young adults researching the best models of rechargeable mowers. They did great work comparing features and cost. We are trying to reduce our footprint. Mowtown Teen Lawn Care for the win.
January 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Today we had young adults researching the best models of rechargeable mowers. They did great work comparing features and cost. We are trying to reduce our footprint. Mowtown Teen Lawn Care for the win.
12 miles on the Columbia River. 2025 here I come!
December 31, 2024 at 8:22 PM
12 miles on the Columbia River. 2025 here I come!
Merry Christmas from the Jingle Hound! Hope all is well!
December 25, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Merry Christmas from the Jingle Hound! Hope all is well!
It’s almost time. Almost.
December 24, 2024 at 4:38 AM
It’s almost time. Almost.
Habitat restoration. Mowtown Teen Lawn strikes again. Keeps me going. Social Enterprise. Ministry. Creation Care. Thankful.
December 16, 2024 at 1:49 AM
Habitat restoration. Mowtown Teen Lawn strikes again. Keeps me going. Social Enterprise. Ministry. Creation Care. Thankful.
When I get frustrated I focus on my church work. Today: Covering rent for an electrician recovering from knee surgery, connecting a young adult in crisis and a foster kid with social enterprise work, and watching 3 generations of students gather around Charlie Brown. Advent joy!
December 12, 2024 at 3:00 AM
When I get frustrated I focus on my church work. Today: Covering rent for an electrician recovering from knee surgery, connecting a young adult in crisis and a foster kid with social enterprise work, and watching 3 generations of students gather around Charlie Brown. Advent joy!
Couldn’t agree more. 111%
December 10, 2024 at 1:44 AM
Couldn’t agree more. 111%
I literally yelled this in my house when my wife mentioned it. All I could think of was Michael Scott.
December 4, 2024 at 2:19 PM
I literally yelled this in my house when my wife mentioned it. All I could think of was Michael Scott.
“Live in the kingdom of God in such a way that it provokes questions for which the gospel is the answer.” -Leslie Newbigin
December 2, 2024 at 8:41 PM
“Live in the kingdom of God in such a way that it provokes questions for which the gospel is the answer.” -Leslie Newbigin
The BBQ Bird Society.
November 28, 2024 at 10:21 PM
The BBQ Bird Society.
Pacific Northwest Bird. Southern Smoker.
November 28, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Pacific Northwest Bird. Southern Smoker.
The difficulty of the Christian proposition is that it gives permission for all to claim the label of Christ’s children and eat at His table even if they know little and often misuse his Way. This is maddening to those who self label as “true disciples”. And it reads as hypocrisy to outsiders.
November 27, 2024 at 7:43 PM
The difficulty of the Christian proposition is that it gives permission for all to claim the label of Christ’s children and eat at His table even if they know little and often misuse his Way. This is maddening to those who self label as “true disciples”. And it reads as hypocrisy to outsiders.
Mission begins with an explosion of joy.The news the rejected Jesus is alive is something that cannot possibly be suppressed.It must be told.Who could be silent about such a fact?The mission of the Church is like fallout from a vast explosion, radioactive, not lethal but life-giving.-L. Newbigin
November 25, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Mission begins with an explosion of joy.The news the rejected Jesus is alive is something that cannot possibly be suppressed.It must be told.Who could be silent about such a fact?The mission of the Church is like fallout from a vast explosion, radioactive, not lethal but life-giving.-L. Newbigin
This is the first time our social enterprise has tried a SCAG mower. Almost 2k! Really bummed Honda is ceasing manufacturing of the 21’s. Also, employing young adults is the best money we could ever spend. And equipment is expensive!
November 23, 2024 at 5:26 PM
This is the first time our social enterprise has tried a SCAG mower. Almost 2k! Really bummed Honda is ceasing manufacturing of the 21’s. Also, employing young adults is the best money we could ever spend. And equipment is expensive!
“And since the gospel does not come as a disembodied message, but as the message of a community which claims to live by it and which invites others to adhere to it, the community's life must be so ordered that it "makes sense" to those who are so invited.” -Bishop Leslie Newbigin
November 19, 2024 at 2:21 PM
“And since the gospel does not come as a disembodied message, but as the message of a community which claims to live by it and which invites others to adhere to it, the community's life must be so ordered that it "makes sense" to those who are so invited.” -Bishop Leslie Newbigin
It’s Saturday and for this minister/pastor that means teaching students about life skills and job skills and about LIFE! The downside is it’s cold and there is lots of equipment maintenance!
November 16, 2024 at 7:02 PM
It’s Saturday and for this minister/pastor that means teaching students about life skills and job skills and about LIFE! The downside is it’s cold and there is lots of equipment maintenance!
“When the Church tries to embody the rule of God in the forms of earthly power it may achieve that power, but it is no longer a sign of the kingdom.” -Leslie Newbigin
November 15, 2024 at 6:41 PM
“When the Church tries to embody the rule of God in the forms of earthly power it may achieve that power, but it is no longer a sign of the kingdom.” -Leslie Newbigin
If you like that, check out my daughter’s “ofrenda” for Fernando! It put us over the top. No question.
November 13, 2024 at 3:28 PM
If you like that, check out my daughter’s “ofrenda” for Fernando! It put us over the top. No question.
Another great crew of students out with Mowtown! Clearing gardens spaces and public spaces. Learning to work and socialize with students from different schools. Life Ready. Job Ready. #missionalentrepreneurship #youthministry
November 13, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Another great crew of students out with Mowtown! Clearing gardens spaces and public spaces. Learning to work and socialize with students from different schools. Life Ready. Job Ready. #missionalentrepreneurship #youthministry
Dodgers Shrine is in place!
October 25, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Dodgers Shrine is in place!
The joy of running a social enterprise like Mowtown Teen Lawn Care is teaching students new skills and learning their interests and plans for the future. It’s not just about the lawns.
October 19, 2024 at 10:32 PM
The joy of running a social enterprise like Mowtown Teen Lawn Care is teaching students new skills and learning their interests and plans for the future. It’s not just about the lawns.
Sometimes this what #socialenterprise can feel like. And sometimes this is what mentoring another human being can feel like. Patience. Artist: Scott Erickson
October 18, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Sometimes this what #socialenterprise can feel like. And sometimes this is what mentoring another human being can feel like. Patience. Artist: Scott Erickson