Wild Jesus freaks gathering at a festival

This week we will be part of a global gathering of emerging urban underground ministry leaders who are coming together as part of a roundtable event. Cornerstone Festival in Illinois, USA has generously allowed us to gatecrash their event and in fact has even put some of us on the speaking schedule. Like me, my…

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Emergent Blogging Nomadic Couch Surfing Apostles

I told you I was speaking at Cornerstone this year. Check out the name Cornerstone Festival has given for my 3 seminar sessions. Here’s how it looks on their website: ———————————————- Emergent Blogging Nomadic Couch Surfing Apostles Andrew Jones (3 Sessions) The Tall Skinny Kiwi offers a travelogue of places and people on the road…

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The Cross in China

I was hearing all kinds of conflicting stories about Christianity and the emerging church in China. So I thought I would pop over and take a look for myself. And last month I did just that – I went to China. Met some great people. Saw some cool stuff. Here are some thoughts and images,…

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Blogging Nomadic Couch Surfing Apostles

My 3 talks for Cornerstone Festival are coming together. Let me know if you will be there. The first one will cover what has happened with church from the mid 1980's onwards and the 10 main streams of the global emerging church movement. Remember that we are having a roundtable event for leaders from about…

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Bulkish Jeans

Here's some jeans I saw on the train this week in Prague called "Bulkish Jeans". Not sure what they were thinking but I imagine they will NOT be a bit hit with the dieting crowd. I did some research and its a Russian company. [Edit: Actually a Chinese company. thanks Sasa]

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Christian Festivals and the Jesus Movement

I am REALLY PUMPED about speaking at Cornerstone Festival in a few weeks. Its been 12 years since I was there. In 1999 our family turned up in our Winnebago, set up camp and met a stack of friends, in particular the DJ's who ended up camping around us and throwing underground parties late at…

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Get well soon gift for Harold Camping?

Good to hear Harold Camping is recovering from his stroke. It's not easy predicting the end of the world. I would find it pretty stressful also. Harold needs to rest. What should we send him as a GET WELL SOON gift? Flowers? Yes Chocolates? Maybe 2012 calendar? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!

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Southern Baptists officially spank Rob Bell

I followed the SBC annual meeting in Phoenix – they are my homies after all – and I have to say I was a little disappointed to hear the official Southern Baptist response to Rob Bell's book. Not because I think its a must read book but because it represents a larger reevaluation of eschatology,…

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39 nations at the emerging leaders roundtable

I am looking forward to seeing my Brazillian friends in a few weeks in USA. We are part of a global network that has been meeting for over ten years now. Leaders from about 39 nations are expected to be at the next event which we are holding inside Cornerstone Festival. Trevor from Canada has…

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Special needs children in church

If Elevation Church can't handle a special needs child in their distraction-free seeker sensitve service, then how the heck will they put up with my Pentecostal friends from Brazil??? Now that's some yellin' and whoopin'. I tell ya! I dont mean to make light of the situation. Its an emotional issue on the blogs right…

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Another earthquake or two in Christchurch

Bummer! Christchurch had two earthquakes this morning and Noah, a friend who lives in that city, tells me there is gunk everywhere and they are "back to square one". Photos here. We visited Christchurch earlier this year, a few days after the big one, and were part of a city-wide gathering for churches and ministries…

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Balkan Connect and 24/7 Prayer

We had an incredible time in Macedonia last year at Balkan Connect. This years event starts in a few days. Unfortunately, I am not able to participate this year at Balkan Connect 2011but I wish them every blessing and good thing. 70 people are coming from all over the Balkans. You can follow it and…

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Faith, Feasts, Foreshadowing and Festivals

This post is part of the June 8 Synchroblog that carries the Pentecost theme: Faith, Feasts and Foreshadowing. There is a tradition of synchroblogs (or grid blogs) among Christian bloggers and you can read an old grid-blog post from 2005, as well as a Pentecostal poem I wrote called The Sound of Dust. But for today,…

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Leaving Dresden, reflecting on Kirchentag

We are leaving Dresden after the Kirchentag festival. Great time. Lots of people. Heres a photo of my family dancing on the streets to really cheesy music. They put our truck in the exhibition area so it [and we] were on display the whole time. We had an open house for our truck and a…

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My 10 year blogiversary and why I think blogging is still important

Tallskinnykiwi is ten years old today! This blog you are reading was born on June 3, 2001 and it replaced my earlier blog, Andrew’s Tea Salon (from 1997). My yearly blogiversaries have become a wonderful part of my life, almost as meaningful to me as my real birthdays. Thanks for coming along all these years…

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3 things that have helped me be a better bridge builder.

I am speaking in a few hours on a panel that deals with Ecumenicism. 2. ECUMENISM. Friday, 3pm to 6pm Centre for Encounter: Central and Eastern Europe Ecumenism – That’s my story too. Experiences which give us courage. Story telling salon. Andrew Jones, global networker, New Zealand, Andrzej Korus, Wroclaw, Poland, Prof. Dr. Konrad Raiser,…

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A worship service your city will not forget

Last night in Dresden we did something pretty cool for the evening worship at Kirchentag. This one, called Evening Blessing – sound and light,  should be added to Jonny Baker’s worship tricks. I’m pretty sure your church will want to try it one day. Its really easy. I will explain how to do it. First…

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There will your heart be also

The theme for Kirchentag Festival, here in Dresden, is from Matthew 6:21, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” “The magenta coloured folder stands for the heart of reason and feeling. It stands for the light that shines out into a city in which there are few Christians nowadays, a light…

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Social media and ecumenism at Kirchentag

We are here in Dresden, Germany, for the Kirchentag festival. 120,000 people expected. It’s raining a little, and really, really cold compared to yesterday, and everyone is setting up their tents and booths. Makes me think about the Festival of Booths in biblical days. The Germans are remarkable organizers and this should be an incredible…

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