“Maybe today some people see opposition between, on the one hand, a seemingly barren, old, institutional church, cut off from the world, looking after buildings, and worried about membership and attendance, and on the other hand, new communities, filled with life, enthusiasm, risk, openness and welcome, concerned about the big issues of the world…
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Amahoro Africa
I read this first post on the Amahoro Africa Gathering in Kampala Uganda with much interest and delight. Thanks Aryantungyisa Otiti for the summaries. Here are some sentences which pulled me in 🙂 I’ll throw in some unrefined Malaysian appropriations in italics. “… Edward said – we may not all be able to write books,…
Coming Soon!
Thanks to Alwyn for keeping us updated on the DVDs coming soon. I’ve reposted his picture and the comments he threw in. Enjoy, Loved the suave jazzy piece accompanying the flashing scenes of the opening menu. Brian McLaren, Ng Kam Weng, Sherman and Kong Beng, Sivin, Yew Khuen, etc. – all actively and enthusiastically captured in…
Out of the Echo Chamber …
The first video on the left is Brian McLaren hanging out with both young looking 🙂 Jesuit Father Jojo Fung and the Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Malaysia and Singapore Philip Lok at a “Kopi Tiam” at Amcorp Mall, PJ. The title for the video is “Ecumenical Tea”. How often do you get the…
The iGen Manifesto
I think Rex Miller does a wonderful job painting a picture of current reality and hints towards future possibilities here in The iGen Manifesto. I like the tone of the article which is open ended with a open source flavor. It’s not a blank page but a place to start if we are serious about…
Community or Communitas?
Here’s some precious insights on “community” highlighted by Pastor Rod that connects with a lot of what is on my mind the past weeks. There is a lot of talk in the church about community. But there seems to be too little experience of true community. Anthropologist Victor Turner suggests that we should think about…
Table Talk with USAmericans who Listen
I’m getting a hang of using wordpress after using movabletype since the day this blog was born … wow in 2002! Look at the archives. Spending with Phil Baker and Mike Fonner was an absolute joy. They are very much more our seniors in terms of ministry and life experience. And yet the posture they…
They like Jesus but not the Church?
Thanks Jason Clark for voicing this out here The whole post is worth quoting in full with some thoughts I picked out in the comments which I found helpful. I’ve had the idea of “people like Jesus and not the church” as blog post in my ideas box for a while. Seeing that Dan Kimble…
Emergent Mandarin Oranges
I submit the following Mandarin oranges in the form of these links (HT: Tallskinnykiwi) as Chinese New Year refreshments! The context is different but the lessons are useful. Is Emergent Heretical? “The so-called emerging church is not a monolithic, single-minded, doctrinally united, movement that can be either embraced or rejected as if it everyone in…
Emergent Ang Pows
[A Critique of Criticism:] A Response to Reactionism Against the Emerging Church After reading this: “What I am interested in is a discussion of the knee-jerk reactions; the critical responses that arise out of a spirit of superiority, disdain, fear, etc. It is with that aim in mind that we at Precipice launch a new…