Things are great for us up here. I met with the monks from Papay, and have been visiting other monastic sites here in Orkney. There are so many here that i will not get to all of them. BTW – we never actually made it to Iona. We were camping right off the island, and…
Read MoreTom Wright and Emerging Church
Great time at the conference. Hard core thinking and then some good relaxing times around the pool table. Good to meet many friends there. Tom Wright was great – bringing a balanced eschatology into a whole cosmology to inform his historic ecclesiology. What?????? He talked a lot about bringing the future of God into the…
Read MoreThe Future of the People of God
For the next 3 days I will be trapped inside this creepy looking mansion with 120 people. I am not expecting WiFi and may not be blogging until Friday. Lots of friends and em. church/alt. worship people will be there. Whats the big event? “‘The Future of the People of God’ will be a unique…
Read MoreLondon Zoo: Alt worship discussion
Tonight is a special meeting put on by the Headspace people. ” The evening is open to all emerging church, alt.worship, faith communities in (Greater) London”. Discussion (according to rumor) will be about how we can all work together to accomplish justice on some social issues. Details at Si’s blog. I am trying to get…
Read MoreVirtual Map Emerging
Its been over two weeks since we started building virtual rooms. Jonathon is building a map. Lots of new rooms are popping up also, and we need to have an open house event one night. This reminds me of the early stages of blogging, except it going much faster. Are you also starting a room?…
Read MoreEmergence in the Urban Church
BLAH TONIGHT.Speaker is Kester Brewin from Vaux. I was hugely impressed with Vaux, the church in London that Kester helped to start. An urban church with taste in art, a sublime and moving service that was curated by Andy Thornton. This was back in 2000 and i still have the video. What a cool church.…
Read MoreChat on Tuesday [updated]
Update: I will be in earlier since i need to be at Blah in London tonight. Hey – come and visit me online . I will be in Suddenly Seminary [or Boaz Lounge]from 7-9 pm GMT [during the day – 9am – 11am] and i might be chatting at various times during the day. Go…
Read MoreHouse Churches Have No Sex Appeal
I just submitted an article to an English web site. Having writer’s block, I edited one of my earlier articles for an English audience. House Churches Have No Sex Appeal (And Other Gripes). You cannot talk about emerging church without talking about house church. Only in wealthy post-Christian countries do we have the luxury of…
Read Morecyberparty at sapphire lounge
party just started – (9pm gmt) at sapphire lounge on habbohotel.co.uk. A teleporter at Suddenly Seminary will take you straight there. Party hosted by Dutchtraveller.
Read MoreEmerge, Diverge, Converge
Sounds like a bumper sticker and i pray we never see it in a Christian Bookstore. I am just repeating something i said a few minutes ago. Here is the thought, and i offer it for your perusal, beta-testing and fodder for derision, should i prove to be out of the ballpark. If there were…
Read MoreKids in Emerging Church
“. . . in a postmodern context we still think primarily about young adults and I wonder if we aren’t on the verge of missing the next generation.” From Shannon’s blog posting about “Girl Talk”
Read MoreCouch Grass, Seeding, and a Hard Week
Its been a hard one this week – and it has left me a little depressed. – i was one handed with my injury – i missed the nashville event – i didn’t really do the reading i was hoping to do (curse that workaholism!) – my external hard drive is not talking to me…
Read MoreEmergent Convention – Nashville
How bummed i am that i cant be there. As you know, i was supposed to give a few seminars entitled “Forward Slash” -a 2-part series that dealt with ministry in a new media world. As it turned out, there was an accidental “slash” of my hand and i am all stitched up and unable…
Read MoreStill Defining Emerging Church
This particular emerging church conversation started when I took a shot of answering some questions from Steve (Christianity and Renewal Mag). It became a conversation among bloggers that has just had its snapshot taken at a blog called Emergesque yesterday. There is a whole Sunday afternoon’s worth of chasing links there, so i wont waste…
Read More“Church” today with newly-weds.
What church will i go to today? – Well, we are all going over to the home of Phutan and Maggie for what they call a “fellowship meal”. I have a feeling this could be the start of a new “church” – one with couches, food, a juice machine, a bible and a sunday paper.…
Read MoreBelong, Behave, Believe
From Thomas in Norway: “I am a youth leader in our church and am blessed to lead a growing and committed youth ministry. We have lately realized something quite interesting (at least we think so), and I just wanted to ask about your opinion. You are probably familiar with the term: Belong –Believe –Behave. We…
Read MoreOverheard in the Crypt
The Crypt has become the happening place in this weeks launch of Church of Fools. Anyone who’s anyone is showing up there. (click on images to enlarge) or view some movies of the launch. With a limit of 25 avatars, its difficult to get in. At least the lucky people who made it in are…
Read MoreParticipatory Church as Cyberchurch?
From “We know more than our pastors“, by Tim Bednar: “After a year of blogging, I no longer seek to be “the” cyberchurch, as the name ”eChurch” implies, rather I participate with bloggers who collectively link the cyberchurch into existence. . . As believers use blogs for spiritual formation and organically form the cyberchurch, the…
Read MoreEvildoers Smited in Cyberchurch
No more Ned Flanders preaching at the pulpit (which i actually thought was really funny), no more public outbursts of profanity (which i am not releasing on this site) and no more playing at the altar (like i was doing). The Church of Fools people have added some adjustments to their virtual sanctuary, making it…
Read MoreThe Skinny on Cyberchurch 1.0
The Crypt downstairs was a good place to hang out after the service, and its still hard to get in because of the crowds. Was Church of Fools successful as a chat room ? ABSOLUTELY But they are framing it as a church which raises eyebrows and generates news stories. You have probably already read…
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