Category: Friends in Conversation

“Sometime in 1994, at the age of thirty-eight, I got sick of being a pastor. Frankly, I was almost sick of being a Christian.”, p. ix. Now, what a way to start an introduction in a book. That line itself made me finished reading perhaps Brian’s most well-known book which brought also controversy into his…

I must confess I’m glad they subtitled on the cover at least in the new edition of the book “The power of everyday conversation” replacing the “evangelism as dance in the postmodern matrix”. Now, before I go on I need to say that I like the picture of “evangelism as a dance”. What I like…

Many thanks to Siew Foong, the research secretary of the NECF Research Commission for preparing the questions for this interview and Brian McLaren for sharing his thoughts and motivations with us. ______________________________________________________________________ What are the emerging trends that you have observed within the Christian world community? Are they threats to Christians’ spiritual health at large…

“… as soon as I talk about faith, I know many readers find it hard to relate. Make believe, self-hypnosis, manipulation, group hysteria, anti-intellectualism, obscurantism, closed-mindedness, backwardness — for many, the images of associations related to faith are the very opposite of what I was thinking about … For you, faith is perhaps like death,…

Well, it’s true … Brian McLaren is not big in Malaysia 🙂 But for some of us he was the face of the what the emerging church/emergent conversation is all about. He was kind of the usher for many of us in order to face our doubts, honestly deal with our questions, and see an…

The emergent Malaysia site has new articles up in our Articles Section. What we hope to put up is not just specifically emerging church & emergent conversation related material. But the broader concerns which has got us talking and thinking in the first place. Here’s some appetizers: Hooked On The Numbers “… A long time…

It’s encouraging to see the registrations gradually coming in. I think the online registration form is helpful. Reading the participants expectations are fascinating … interesting how the word “emerging” crops up … whether it’s emerging trends or emerging church. Right from the start we wanted a broader focus and we still are heading there. But…

Nice to see the event get some “airplay” at the following sites and blogs: Seminari Theoloji Malaysia, Council of Churches of Malaysia, Sherman Kuek, Alex Tang and Bob Kee I found Bob’s entry good … because first it highlights another worth while event the 4th National Congress On Integrity which is focused very much on…

I thought it would be a good idea to have some running commentary on the behind the scenes happenings as far as the Friends in Conversation : A Quiet Revolution of Hope event is concerned. So I decided to use “Friends 2007: QRoH” for short. I also hope to give due credit and appreciation to…

Thanks Bob again for extra labor of love. I will put one at the side 🙂 of this blog!