I read the previous Pdf file which I can’t recall where I saved it. But Radical Newness: The Essence of Being Church is a must read (via Aaron Klinefelter). Consider the following insights from Gordon Cosby: ________________________________________________________________ … From the beginning of time, God has longed for change. God’s very nature is that which produces…
Category: Church
Church: What do you long for?
I found Brother Maynard’s attempt to put into words his longing in this post “to clarify this journey” resonating with much of what I’ve been going through especially coming to April this year will be five years. I’m praying that Bangsar Lutheran Church will see God moving in our midst as we explore similar themes…
4 Lessons for Malaysian Churches
I couldn’t resist posting this up from my sage-friend from Grace@Work that came into my INBOX during Chinese New Year. Somehow I see myself somewhere in there 🙂 This ecommentary conveyed grace to me and spurred me to stay the course and grow in areas I’m weaker. This post is dedicated to anyone discouraged with…
A Prayer for the Church
Lord, do something about your Church. It is so awful, it is hard not to feel ashamed of belonging to it. Most of the time it seems to be all the things you condemned: hierarchical, conventional, judgmental, hypocritical, respectable, comfortable, moralising, compromising, clinging to its privileges and worldly securities, and when not positively objectionable, merely…
Emergent Village – Extreme Makeover!
I really like the more-than-a-face-lift Emergent Village Website (I can see more stuff added as well as revised to give us a better picture). Check out the Emergent-Us blog too! wow! And now … how shall Emergent Malaysia proceed huh? One step at a time …
Emergent – Malaysian Style Xmas I
I like what Tony Joneswrote for the Worship Leader Sidebar about what is Emergent?, I think we can be seen as part of “the friendships with church leaders around the world, all of whom are on a similar quest of rediscovering the gospel in their contexts.” _______________________________________________________________ Emergent is a fairly loose gathering of pastors,…
Emergent Criticism
For those who have been following the conversation, I think you’d appreciate the following two pieces: 1. Emergent Criticism No.1: 7 Years of Spanking by
New kind of Christian: Brian McLaren’s Emergent voice
Here’s a quick link before I head off to Port Dickson … It seems Brian McLaren and “Emergent” is getting more publicity these days. Hmm…. here you go … New kind of Christian: Brian McLaren’s Emergent voice
The Emergent matrix: A new kind of church?
So finally the article we’ve been waiting for … The Emergent matrix: A new kind of church? with favorable comments from Maggi Dawn (From UK) and Tony Jones (From USA) This will be my bed time reading tonight …. (in Malaysia.)
The Inclusive Church
The Inclusive Church Conference 2004 is on the move. It’s a A three-day conversation with Brian McClaren, Steve Chalke & Jason Clark exploring theology and action in emerging culture. I wonder whether our friend Jo is the only Malaysian there … and then She’s also Chinese as well as a woman! Three cheers for Jo….