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One of the reasons I love youth work is that I learn so much from the teenagers. One of the main things I learn is the varying perspectives people have on the world. I’m a pretty opinionated person, but somehow I usually find it fairly easy to place myself into someone else’s shoes and find an understanding to how they reasoned their way to the position or viewpoint they are taking.There are always certain ‘controversial’ topics which as Christians we either want to get on our soapbox and have a good rant about, judge others on or avoid like the plague. Homosexuality. Evolution. Women in leadership. Fornicating. Tithing. War. Levitical law. Denominational differences.
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I’m 39 years old today.
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Brian McLaren has started his ‘Everything Must Change Tour’, based around his book.Northwest Nazarene University is hosting Brian’s second site visit, in the Boise Idaho area. They have offered to provide a FREE Webcast of the first session.
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Our Emergent-UK site has had a small makeover.
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The Theology and Ministry MA Programme at King’s College London offers unrivalled diversity of
course content and teaching expertise. Designed in a unique cooperation between theologians and ministers, the programme combines intellectual depth with a phenomenal range of practical issues – from contemporary worship to Fair Trade. It will challenge, inspire and refresh anyone engaged in Christian ministry, from ministers and ordinands, to laity and members of faith based organisations.
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My husband and I often find ourselves trying to figure why it is that we think so differently from everyone else around us. We feel that we are not really like most Christians whom we mix with, at our current church or in other churches we have been a part of. As we speak passionately to people about our desires and thoughts, we can see their eyes glazing over. Our thoughts are often not the same as other peoples. We have a deep conviction that things are simply not as they were intended to be, and a longing to see the church become all that it can be. When I write about church here I am referring to Christian community, not just a building or even any one congregation. We long for people to see Christians living a wonderful, beautiful life that gives hope and is full of meaning. We long for this to be our own experience of our walk with Christ, and we have set out on a journey to discover this life and to share this life with others. Yet, when we speak of these things, although people don’t verbalize it, it is easy to tell that they are thinking “but church is fine how it is.” Sound familiar?
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In this post I’d like to pick up an idea of Dr Luke Bretherton’s that the early church was the orginal 3rd space? A space that allowed a radical rebasing of the cultural values around for those of the Kingdom of God. What implications and challenges does this have for christians seeking to use 3rd places today?
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The Evangelical Universalist: £8.57
We had one of the most lively discussions on my blog back in the summer of 2006, around this book (126 comments before we closed the post).
Whilst the author writes under a pseudonym (Gregory McDonald), I know him well, and he’s a great friend. After much lobbying, the publishers are going to distribute the book in the UK.
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My church has agreed to and is advertising this part time support role to our children’s ministry.
I know it’s a long shot advertising this given how far and wide this blog is read, but you never know!
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I’m advertising a very very part time paid role/job, online based support role to me. If you want to know more, or know someone this might be a fit for, please let them know.
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