Archive for February 17th, 2004
BLC Bloggers
wow! it’s so exciting to know others from Bangsar Lutheran Church have started blogging … I admit I get excited easily. Drum roll please …. *rum* Rum * RUM* (sound effects!). In troducing …
All the way from Australia but stranded in Malaysia (just kidding) and flying all over the place –> David Berry’s DB on DB
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Another one affectionately know as Assistant to Pastor (A2P) and also IRON Chef extraordinaire of our community as well as our church website designer —> Moh Foong’s Journey Woman
clap! clap! clap! … times 50!
Who’s next?
Church Planting Lessons
Darren from Melbourne has been so kind to share what he’s learnt on Church Planting. Here it is 6 parts with 10 lessons (with all the links and stuff) or just read my cut and paste together version below.
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Creating new churches
Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, told the synod: “We can say that already new kinds of church are appearing … this is not an attempt to subvert the parochial system but to ask what are those questions which the system now is not answering.”Leaving Munster on Synod backs cafe church
I like that … to ask what are those questions which the system now is not answering. After one denominational education committee meeting in the afternoon, then another district meeting in the evening that’s a total of about 5 hours worth of time and a load of random “bubbles” just because I’m hanging around the head office. I’m asking more and more questions … and this morning my wife (whom I courted for 10 years!) May Chin asked me, “Why do you read so much … what drives you to always read somthing?” … I replied, “Because I’m looking for answers.” (because more and more questions are popping all over the place and I need some sanity!)
the new face of global christianity
This self described “California boy in Paris, following Jesus everywhere.” has been getting my attention with thoughts like this from his entry on the new face of global Christianity:
“I do think the emerging “post-modern” church and the emerging non-western missionary movement have something to learn from each other. I believe we are drawn to the word “emerging” because we are all trying to wrap our minds around fundamental changes and their impact on basic assumptions. We just don’t see clearly yet. A learning posture, humility and the ability to listen to others who are very different from ourselves are the qualities we need in order to move forward.”
