The Father’s House Blog Pool has more people swimming James Tan dips in once awhile (I heard he might be changing his swimming trunks soon), Moh Foong is trying to get some new swimming aids, David Berry has been diving in and out, and now … the ever lovable John Cheah putting his feet into…
Month: February 2004
Solitude
The 1996 Sivin
Picked up and read what I wrote in the seminary (S.T.M) graduation magazine in 1996, entitled “Recapturing God’s Gifts in Room No.7” ( Download file) and thought about the Luther quote I used as well for my graduation picture. Suddenly realized or at least reaffirmed many of crucial values deep within me formed during that…
Is emerging only Western?
Find out what my new found friend or he found me DJ Chuang says, click here … Some thoughts from Emergent Village’s Forum under “people of color & the emerging church”, click here …
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…
Emergence
A journal of Complexity Issues in Organizations & Management click here
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.
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.”
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…
Signposts on Liquid Chuch
I’ve been waiting for his concluding remarks and then read the rest of what he’s written in relation to Peter Ward’s book Liquid Church. Anyway, here’s the closing remarks: “There is a boldness in Ward’s vision that intrigues and fascinates me. I find myself wanting to run with this creative view of the church’s future….