Here are a few of my favorite passages from The Last Word. Much would-be Christian thought (including much would-be “biblical” Christian thought) in the last two hundred years has tacitly conceded these huge claims, turning “Kingdom of God” into “the hope for heaven after death” and treating Jesus’s death, at the most, as the mechanism […]
Invisible Children
Invisible Children Screening Garnett Church of Christ Wed, April 19, 7 pm Invisible Children
April 19, 2006 by 3 Comments
Rite of Baptism Trickles Away
I’ve been engaged in a number of conversations recently about why more people aren’t being baptized at Garnett. There are lots of simplistic answers given. Everybody claims to have a magic bullet that will work. I’ve stubbornly insisted that things aren’t so simple. Here’s an interesting article that leads me to believe that simply offering […]
April 17, 2006 by 22 Comments
My View of Scripture
Based on the categories in the post below, here’s how my journey with scripture has unfolded up to this point. Like most who grew up in a conservative church, I started with an “Inerrant/Infallible” view of scripture that might be best described as “The Bible is magic book.” God wrote it and it was perfect […]
April 11, 2006 by 14 Comments
Your View of Scripture?
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 […]
April 11, 2006 by 16 Comments
Recovered
I think I’ve just about recovered from the workhop. Last week was really difficult. I was pumped because of the way the workshop went and all the positive feedback we received. At the same time I was depressed. I had a major case of the post-event doldrums. The workshop had been an open program on […]
April 6, 2006 by 4 Comments
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
Workshop Article
The Associated Press has a good article about the workshop that has been printed in newspapers across the nation. It’s been an odd mixture of good and bad press for Churches of Christ lately.
April 3, 2006 by 10 Comments
Workshop Reflections
Here are a few random workshop reflections. 1. The love and encouragement Terry and I experienced was at times overwhelming. I received only one negative comment about the program and it didn’t come from the direction you might expect. It was from a member of the Disciples of Christ (See reflection #2). Obviously, the people […]
March 30, 2006 by 8 Comments
2006 Tulsa Workshop Feedback
Well, another Tulsa Workshop has come and gone. It was a great event. The gospel was preached. Unity was demonstrated. Love was flowing like a river. To top it all off, we were able to collect enough money to pay for the event! God is good. I’ll write more later, but right now I’m a […]
March 26, 2006 by 39 Comments
Telling Stories, Asking Questions, Learning Lessons