Category: Friends in Conversation

Join the conversations on: GOSPEL – more than we imagined it to be What are the “versions” of the gospel … in the minds of church members and pastors today in Malaysia? What are the consequences of believing these “versions”? Where do we get our influences and what do we need to take note? CHURCH…

I noticed there are people like me who like to read and those who REALLY read (with more of a researcher and reviewer bug!). My friend Alwyn is one of those people. I thought I’d post up his thoughts on Brian McLaren’s latest book taken from his post Sharing the Secret .. Enjoy. “The radical…

11 more days to go … for more information go to Friends in Conversation 2007 One of the topics for the event is “Discipleship” (which will be an evening meeting open to all interested even if they did not register for the event). Here’s how we are framing the evening conversations: DISCIPLESHIP – tired of…

[STM Chapel Video] wow we have only 13 more days until the Friends in Conversation event and after that the STM lectures. I visited the seminary last Thursday. It’s been quite a while since I actually sat in for a whole chapel service which was good for me to be in the congregation rather than…

A friend told me I’m starting to sound like Brian McLaren’s press secretary with this series of posts. 🙂 Well, the initial impetus was more of introducing him as a friend to those coming (or considering coming) for the Friends in conversation 2007 event. Gradually, it became like some lite book reviews which is more…

One thing I liked about the NKOC series is the cover art and design of the books. Especially this one I like the feel of “movement” and heading somewhere by the characters running at the side. Now back to the second book in the NKOC series. While it was not as an engaging page turner…

It’s Monday and it’s my “sabbath” … and yet, it’s good keep the countdown updates … “To a Pentecostal, it is hard to believe that there is anointing when God’s people performed a liturgy. But what I observed on Sunday was really a move of God and the anointing was certainly unexpected. There were those…

[This is a previous post with a worthwhile update at the end] Well it’s nice to get some “extra buzz” on the net for the event. Ph D in Bluffology (who also serves as the General secretary of Fellowship of Evangelical Students Malaysia and is a good friend) says, “Hey people, Brian McLaren is not…

Seminari Theoloji Malaysia just put up the information on Brian McLaren’s visit to the seminary here. “There will be a lecture and conversations led by Brian McLaren in STM. The details are as follows: Title : “The Church emerging in the post-al age” Subtitle : Reflections on Ministry in a Globalized World Date : 5…

Let me return to some notes … there’s some interesting buzz coming from here on the upcoming event. Allow me to quote some of the interaction from there. Mr. D serves … “The Emergent Church movement has its share of critics. Here’s one http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/june/17.72.html. Also check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerging_Church.” then Mr. B replies with a steady…