“After reading a bunch of Emergent Church type blogs this morning I realized almost no one is saying anything new. Not only does this make blog reading boring and pointless, but it gets a little irritating.” Fun post by Mark and a good slam on emerging church’s disappointment to be the next new thing. Thanks…
Read MoreMichael Horton Replies
How nice of Michael to reply to the post “Horton on Emerging Church”. I like his reply, affirm what he has written and have a few thoughts in response at the very end. Reply to Andrew Michael Horton May 11, 2005 Actually, today is my birthday and I received a great present in the form…
Read MoreMy Lamb Curry
i made a lamb curry tonight with mint and butternut squash soaked in coconut sun orkney lamb with marbled fat like creeks or veins without blood but no no magic it should have given itself to me surrendered its flavor but no it lacked magic despite the mint and constant affection the music never played…
Read MoreMonasticism in the 21st Century
Funny, hearing Protestants talking about monasteries, orders, vows, pilgrimages. But not everyone is happy about it. There is a huge wave of emerging church criticism that is currently washing over the global efforts of young people attempting to live out the life of Jesus in a world both strangely new and strangely familiar. Part of…
Read MoreKingdom Leadership
“The leadership style that once dominated our culture is becoming passé. Instead of the Lone Ranger, we have Frodo” . . . “Postmodern people are not looking for a CEO, CFO, COO CIO, or any other three-letter combinations you can think of that starting with the big “C.” Today, we are looking for the poet,…
Read Morers to hr. ys to c
Ears Technology in the (Emerging) Church podcast More Podcasts More Eyes VJ Village selects VJ of the Week Fuse Factory’s DVD EyeConnect for Mac just released Internet Evangelism for the 21st Century has a Free Workshop by Aaron Flores called “Videoblog killed the TV Star: The Emergence of the Vlog and what it means to…
Read MoreWikipedia on Em. Church (updated)
UPDATE: Others are thinking this also and may change it in a few days. see theVoiz The definition of “Emerging Church” on Wikipedia used to be quite concise and accurate, back when Dan Thomson was fiddling with it. Now it looks far more American, more protestant, more culturally bound to postmodernism. What’s up with that???…
Read MoreToday’s Innovations
(From Leadership Journal) “Leonard Sweet noticed how superstar band U2 (and lead singer Bono) changed their act in response to this. ”U2 used to use big screens and technology to create an extravaganza. But they repented. Now Bono’s stage pierces into the middle of the audience, and he draws from a palette of 45 songs…
Read MoreReformed and Russian Orthodox
An interesting twist. A recent post “Horton on Emerging Church” starts with Emerging Church getting spanked by the Reformed folk, who are usually upset that the elements of church they thought they got rid of during the Reformation are re-appearing among the younger generation. But then, 30 comments into the conversation, an Orthodox believer (hi…
Read MoreGodBlogCon 05 and “Blog”
GodBlogCon is a blogging convention hosted by Biola University, Oct 13-15. AJ at SmartChristian wants people to start sign up now. It looks like a conservative grouping of “Faith Bloggers” but you should recognize some of the speakers. Hugh Hewitt will be there as a key-note speaker. The guy has a HUGE MEGA -HIT site…
Read MoreEmerging Church in Portugal
“What if we had a big house in the city where we could allow young artists space to work and display their art? What if we had a café there where people could find meaningful community and conversation? What if we could be recognized as people who really care? What if we threw parties for…
Read MoreDownloading Riffs and Lyrics
My kids are all learning guitar at the same time. They are already in a “band” of sorts and are practicing their strumming by keeping up with Green Day’s American Idiot album. When I was a kid, it was almost impossible to find out lyrics to songs on the radio. It takes my kids about…
Read MoreProtest 4 goes live
“Protest4 is an open collective of individuals and groups in emerging culture responding to the issues of injustice in our world.” The Protest4 website has just gone live. Si announced this to our Global Roundtable last year at Greenbelt, and since then Protest4 has run ahead with great favor. We are hoping God will use…
Read MoreHell on Other Blogs
Today’s discussion on hell is happening on other blogs as well as my previous post. Check them ALL out. Jordon has a brief outline of Brian’s points. Jen Lemen has a lively friendly chat. Dwight Friesen has Brian getting personal. Paradoxology starts with the Old Testament Postmusings(sorry) Pomomusings discusses the the difference it makes to…
Read MoreThe Blog Post of Brian McLaren
Here is Brian, author of The Last Word and The Word After That:A Tale of Faith. Doubt and a New Kind of Christianity, a book that has caused a lot of discussion on the way we think about hell. [Brian] Andrew, I’m interested in asking your readers these 2 questions: “For you personally, is…
Read MoreBrian’s Hell at 9PM GMT
OK – Brian McLaren is coming here on Monday morning (May 9) to share about his controversial book “The Last Word and The Word After That:A Tale of Faith. Doubt and a New Kind of Christianity” and answer some of your questions (that you will leave as comments on Brian’s post) He will be posting…
Read MoreDoes the Church Believe in Heaven?
You know that everyone is talking about hell. And you know that Brian McLaren is turning up here on this blog on May 9th to talk about it. But a question bugs me at the moment. Does the church still believe in heaven . . . and if so . . . why don’t they…
Read MoreThe Grilling of Brian McLaren
On May 9, Brian McLaren, a leader within Emergent Village and identified strongly with the emerging church, has agreed to come on this blog to answer some questions about hell and his controversial book, The Last Word and The Word After That: A Tale of Fatih, Doubt, and a new Kind of Christianity. You can…
Read MoreMarko Bloggeth
Mark Oestreicher, of Youth Specialites fame, and who was with us last week at a Pasadena drinking hole, enters the blogsosphere with a high level of vulnerability and honesty – which tells me that his blog will be a PLAYER as it gets discovered. Welcome Mark! ysmako.com
Read MoreJars of Clay Owe Me One
Jars of Clay owe me one. When Scott, the leader of the Billy Graham team, asked me what band they should invite to play at the San Francisco crusade in 1997 [i am showing off here, just allow me this one] I thought for a few seconds and then said “Jars of Clay!” Scott: Jars…
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