At the Emergent Tulsa Cohort last week, I passed out a handout adapted from a post Scot McKnight made several months ago about the way we view the Bible. Our assumptions about what the Bible is and how it works will have a huge impact on the way we read it. That’s sort of what […]
The Emerging Church of Christ Cohort
Are you interested in planting a church? Are you a youth minister looking for ways to engage a postmodern world within a modern congregation? Do you desire to find the harmony between being unconditionally missional and retaining Church of Christ core beliefs? Are you an emerging leader who desires to navigate real change within your […]
April 4, 2006 by 2 Comments
The Logic of Evangelism
Yesterday at the Tulsa Emergent Cohort we talked about evangelism. I tried to stoke the conversation by bringing some quotes from one of the best books on evangelism I’ve read: The Logic of Evangelism by William J. Abraham. What is especially striking is the way in which the gospel of the kingdom initially spread. It […]
January 13, 2006 by 4 Comments
Embracing Grace
Another great book I read in 2005 is Embracing Grace by Scot McKnight. Scot’s blog is a must read and I listed another book of his, The Jesus Creed, in my official 2005 favorites list. I’ve become quite a fan of McKnight’s work over the last six or seven months. He’s also become an important […]
January 6, 2006 by 3 Comments
Monkfish Abbey
Monkfish Abbey is a church with a difference Tips for building generous “soul-care” communities, from Rachelle Mee-Chapman, “urban abbess” of Monkfish Abbey: * Make the table your altar. Eat simple meals together regularly and enjoy the conversation. Anchor your celebration with a simple ritual of breaking bread or saying grace. Try having a “question of […]
November 11, 2005 by 1 Comment
An Emerging Church of Christ? Part 7
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 I think this is the last post in this series. Thanks for all the comments and discussion. In summing up the significance of the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15), New Testament scholar Richard Longenecker writes: “The decision reached by the council must be considered […]
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An Emerging Church of Christ? Part 6
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 The only baggage you can bring is all that you can’t leave behind.-U2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains […]
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An Emerging Church of Christ? Part 5
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 in-no-va-tion (noun) 1. The act of introducing something new. 2. Something newly introduced. 3. A word you will not see on a Church of Christ website when perusing its core beliefs, values, and commitments. Another reason Churches of Christ are struggling to engage our emerging culture is […]
April 21, 2005 by 17 Comments
An Emerging Church of Christ? Part 4
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 I write the following as one who has done the very things I’m lamenting. I speak from regrettable experience on this one. During my senior year in High School, I was a self-proclaimed missionary to the Baptists and enjoyed a fair amount of “success.” “They sow the wind and […]
April 19, 2005 by 19 Comments
An Emerging Church of Christ? Part 3
Part 1 Part 2 Here’s the flip side of the coin: Church of Christ Pride Our rigorous “back to the Bible” efforts turned Christianity into more of a head-trip than a journey with Jesus. Christianity as head-trip focuses on reading the Bible in such a way as to get everything just right: the who, what, […]
April 17, 2005 by 46 Comments
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