Category: Emerging Church
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Smart guys on the future of the mainline
Call and Response Blog: Smart guys on the future of the mainline Jason Byassee One advantage of my job is getting to meet the smart, dedicated church leaders who attend our Leadership Education events. Recently I got to meet with two: a terrific young UCC conference minister named Mike Denton and the well-known author Brian…
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Proof of our pluralistic culture
PGF Outbox: Proof of our pluralistic culture Whenever I am speak to a church or group of lay leaders about the missional church movement, I inevitably spend the greatest amount of time trying to convince them that "Christendom" is over. From now on I am going to come with the new Gap Ad ready to…
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“Deep Church” – Book Review
Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional Just over ten years ago, my friend Steve told me he was part of a core group that wanted to plant a church in my neighborhood, not far from downtown Kansas City, MO. He wanted to know if I knew of a place they could meet.…
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Emergent Pencils and the Emerging Church
This week marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most brilliant and enjoyable economic essays ever written. It's titled I Pencil: My Family Tree as told to Leonard E. Read. It beautifully illustrates that no one is in charge of making pencils (there is no pencil czar),, yet there is always an abundant supply…
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Jesus as an Emergent Talker
Jesus the Radical Pastor: Jesus as an Emergent Talker Exhausted from global warming in oppressed Palestine, Jesus chilled at Jacob’s Well in the realm of “the other” called Samaria. Jesus’ cohort left him to buy organic at the nearest kiosk. A Samaritan woman-”the other to the second power”-approached the community’s gathering space, carrying the symbol…
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PCUSA and Missional Church
What does “missional” mean? Earlier this month, I was at a Presbyterian Church, USA meeting that included presbytery and synod executives, General Assembly Council members, and a few other leaders of denominational entities (see earlier post). We had read articles by Darrell Guder in advance and then heard a presentation on being missional by Guder…
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Emerging Theology, Liberal Politics
Christianity Today: Emerging Theology, Liberal Politics …Liberal politics and emerging theology go hand in hand. But what is the connection? Must one lead to the other? Christians are drawn to the emerging church for many reasons. Many are uncomfortable with the evangelical status quo, especially the bond between conservative politics and conservative theology. Others simply…
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McLaren Emerging
Christianity Today: McLaren Emerging (by Scot McKnight) In his last two books, Brian McLaren presents more clearly than ever his vision of the gospel. The most stable location for the earliest understandings of the Cross, from Jesus all the way through the New Testament writings, is the Last Supper—and not a word is said there…
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Emergent Village is the Antichrist
David Brush has uncovered incontrovertible evidence, through Google Reader, that Emergent Village is of the Antichrist.
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The Church Basement Roadshow – Kansas City, MO
Tera Yakel sent me an email announcing that: Jacob’s Well will host the Kansas City leg of The Church Basement Roadshow A Rollin’ Gospel Revival on Sunday, July 13th at 7:30 pm in the sanctuary. The tour featuring Tony Jones, Doug Pagitt and Mark Scandrette will hit thirty-two cities across the U.S., with a message…