I have had some great conversations through this series online and off. It is telling how much each of us cling to one side of this over the other. When I started thinking about this idea, I was swinging from a pendulum of the idol of theology. Most of my background has been in a [...]
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Theology vs. Listening – Church
Talking to people about this idea that theology is people who don’t hear God, I have heard many people say that the church wouldn’t be necessary. I wonder at that. I think the church would be just as necessary as it is today, maybe even more.
Hearing comes from the word
Church would look a lot different [...]
The Listen Retreat
11 Feb 2009 at 08:24
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I just finished the Listen Retreat for my youth group. It was a great weekend and for some it was an amazing weekend. The basic idea for this retreat is that theology is for people who don’t hear God. If we heard God (at least perfectly), we probably wouldn’t need theology. So in an effort [...]
Communionity
06 Jan 2009 at 07:10
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There is an interesting discussion going on over at the YM 3.0 page on Facebook. Part of the book dealt with how we see sacraments playing into how we do community in youth ministry and how many ministries are returning to ancient practices to form community.
Highlights so far:
“True communion is the example we’ve had from [...]
Defining Church
I got the Emergent Village’s e-newsletter and thought about it for a long time. In it, Phyllis Tickle talks about the need for each generation to define what they mean by “church” and “Church.” She says:
“For quite some time now, analysts and pastors and observant Christian laity alike have known and said that church is [...]
My Year in Review
31 Dec 2008 at 06:26
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I have seen a lot of people doing these and thought it would be a good reminder to me and whoever reads this blog. I could go into my best and worst movies (Kung Fu Panda, The Dark Knight, The Spirit, etc.) or favorite shows (Heroes and Lost) but instead I will mention what really [...]
Teaching the Gospel
17 Dec 2008 at 06:17
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Yesterday I blogged about the possibility of the gospel. Can the gospel be a good news to each of us everyday, rather than just a promise for our death? I believe it can. I also believe it won’t be unless we change how we think of it and how we view ourselves.
Most people, when I [...]
The Gospel and the Present
16 Dec 2008 at 07:17
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I have been thinking a lot lately about the gospel. Not as in the books of the Bible, but of the actual “good news” that we talk so much about in church. It seems that a lot of people think that the gospel is salvation from hell, or just plain fire insurance. I don’t want [...]
Growing Souls – Ministry Roles
15 Dec 2008 at 09:49
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I am still processing Growing Souls the book form Mark Yaconelli about his work with the Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project. One thing that has convicted me about this book is three approaches it outlines in youth ministry. It really shows the difference in what I do in ministry and what I would like to [...]
Another Kind of Success
12 Dec 2008 at 06:48
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I was reading Genesis 39 yesterday and had another success story come to mind. Joseph sold into slavery and bought by Potiphar was a success. His success came from his relationship with God. “The Lord was with him” is what it says. When Potiphar realized this, he eventually put him in charge of everything.
This is [...]
