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    Monday Morning MP3 (Afternoon Edition)

    Monday, May 12th, 2008

    Scot McKnight on the Whole Gospel
    Speaking to small group leaders at Northpoint Community Church

    If you’re unfamiliar with Professor Scot McKnight of North Park University, aka “Jesus Creed,” dig him — “one of the most prolific bloggers ever” — here.

    Courtesy: Emergent Village Podcast.

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    Monday Morning MP3 (Afternoon Edition)

    Monday, May 5th, 2008

    Everything Must Change: The Radical Meaning of the Kingdom of God for Today’s World
    Brian McLaren

    An interview exploring the emerging church, post-modernity, post-colonialism, global crises, Generous Orthodoxy, and Everything Must Change. Recorded at the National Cathedral on February 17th, 2008.

    Courtesy National Cathedral

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    Everything Must Change, Part 2

    Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

    SESSION 2: Which Jesus?

    If hope is easy, then we aren’t appreciating the desperation of the system. (See Part 1 for the Four Global Crises)
    If Christ is the answer to the world’s problems, which Jesus fits the bill? Our culture posits many perceptions of Christ:
    + The Will Ferrell Baby Jesus

    + The “Limp wrist […]

    Everything Must Change, Part 1

    Friday, May 2nd, 2008

    Brian McLaren visits LPAC this weekend for the New York leg of his Everything Must Change tour. I’ll be there tonight and tomorrow morning and will blog as much of my notes as possible. Stay tuned for pictures as well.
    EMC Session 1

    The book’s story begins with … a youth pastor and a flip […]

    Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

    An Emergent Manifesto of Hope

    Rudy has a chapter in this book. I read the first draft. My pitch to him afterwards: “Don’t let the editors change a thing!” I can’t vouch for the rest of the book yet, but it’s worth the price for Rudy’s “Pound of Social Justice: Beyond Fighting for […]

    The "vortex" of reformation

    Friday, March 23rd, 2007

    Fascinating interview on the future of the emerging church at Christianity Today’s Out of Ur blog:
    But would you place the emerging church with Evangelicalism, or it is something else?
    No, it’s not evangelicalism. American religion has four, pretty much equally divided, quadrants. Evangelicalism is one of them, charismatic Pentecostalism is another, the old mainline or social […]

    Precious Moments?

    Friday, March 16th, 2007

    Andrew Jones tipped me off to this series of rants from Mark Riddle. (Beware the sometimes colorful language.) Some of the commentary sounds bitter and whiny. But some is very clever. For instance:
    Biblical scenes you will never see on a Precious Moments figurine.
    1. John the Baptist being beheaded.
    2. Jesus on […]

    Reaching post-Christians

    Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

    Pastor Daniel Hill (River City Community Church, Chicago) offers great insights into reaching “post-Christians” after first contrasting them with “pre-Christians” over at the Christianity Today Leadership Journal website.
    Pre-Christians:
    These are individuals who at some level are open to the idea of Christianity and, given the right circumstances, could see themselves embracing it. Maybe this is a […]

    A fly on the wall

    Monday, March 12th, 2007

    This post is for those who wish they could have been the proverbial “fly on the wall” for historic conversations as they happened. Here are two ongoing “Kingdom” dialogues in the blogosphere worth noting.
    On “Urban ministry” and “emerging church” partnerships at Chris Brooks’ blog.
    On environmental justice and a proposed debate […]

    Missional on Miami Ink

    Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

    On Wednesday, an NYU student asked me what I think about Christians getting tattoos. I wish I had seen this before then: a pastor “born to raze hell” gets tattooed on Miami Ink. (Jeff, please share this post with that student. Thanks!)
    “You know, I can’t walk into a strip club or hang […]

    One Punk under God, Week 2

    Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

    If you missed last week’s premiere of Jay Bakker’s Sundance special, catch week 2 tonight. The first episode of One Punk Under God depicted a broken life in the process of restoration. The trailer for tonight promises more of the same.

    Related
    + Jay Bakker’s CNN Commentary: What the hell happened to Christianity?
    + Jay’s new […]

    Bill Dahl’s Best in the Emerging Church 2006

    Friday, December 8th, 2006

    From Bill Dahl (full list):
    Best PDL Article in 2006 - Jim Henderson - The 41st Day Syndrome - The most widely read and referred to article about The PDL.
    Best New Voice in 2006 - Jim Palmer - Author of Divine Nobodies
    Best ezine for 2006 - Next-Wave - Thanks again, Charlie Wear.
    Best Storyteller of […]

    One Punk Under God

    Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

    A NYC bus ad turned me onto it this morning: One Punk Under God, an upcoming reality show on Sundance Film Channel featuring “The Prodigal Son of Jim and Tammy Faye.” Jay Bakker was a keynote speaker (download audio) at Urban Youth Workers Institute the same year as me. Now he’s got his […]

    Doing Church "in the Margins"

    Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

    I love how Edgeworth Church defines its commitment to justice:
    If God’s purpose in redemption is not simply to save individuals out of the world, but to renew and restore His creation, His people should be concerned about individual souls and bringing justice to the places they live. For us this means a big-time commitment to […]

    Would you listen to these men?

    Wednesday, June 14th, 2006

    I’ve been accused by my Charismatic brethren of being too cerebral when it comes to “receiving” from the Holy Spirit. I counter that God says to love him with all your heart, soul, and MIND. Still, at times I wonder if in my quest to “come now and reason together” I don’t at times overcompensate. […]

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