Darryl Dash lead me to this conversation with Tim Keller. TK: If you define evangelicalism in a John Stott kind of way, the seeker movement is inside evangelicalism. The emergent church is moving away from orthodoxy. In places like Yale, there is a post-liberal emphasis on the text that shows a distinction from old liberalism. [...]
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Contextless Links
A bunch of theologians who disagree with the emerging church gather together to critique the emerging church. More of the same and it misses the mark. Brian McLaren in the Washington Post The Economist on the risks ahead for the global economy :: Five major risks threaten the world economy. Three centre on the United States: renewed [...]
More on Clint Brown
Richard Cleaver has also posted some thoughts on Clint Brown here, here, and here and like me has generated some comments from people that didn’t appreciate his view that a pastor should live like a king and quotes this article. Some wonder why an entertainer such as Brown shouldn’t be able to live like a [...]
Another view of Lebanon
The academic dean of the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary is angry at evangelical Christians, Israel, Hezbollah, the U.S., and the international community. He has a column in Christianity Today that challenges the evangelical right on Lebanon. Dr. David Gushee offers a response to his column and Martin Arcand offers up a reply. David Gushee’s gracious [...]
Blogger Robert Scoble to leave Microsoft
I know that many of you don’t care about this but how often do wire services write stories when a mid-level manager leaves Microsoft? Reuters has a great article on him and how influential a weblog and freedom to write honestly on it can be to an organization, even one the size of Microsoft. I [...]
Is Emergent the new Christian Left?
Leadership Journal asks… In December, Brian McLaren was arrested along with 115 other activists while peacefully protesting the federal budget that he believes unfairly treats the poor. As one of the most visible participants in Emergent Village, McLaren’s increasingly outspoken political views has some wondering—is Emergent a new camp for Christian liberalism? Tony Jones responds [...]
Resonate ECHO with David Fitch
Author, church planter, and theologian David Fitch will be at FRWY.ca (a Resonate Echo – free admission) on Tuesday, May 16th to talk about the challenges of being a church planter and pastor in the cultures of post-modernity. In his book The Great Giveaway: Reclaiming the Mission of the Church from Big Business, Parachurch Organizations, [...]
In conversation with Stephen Shields…
Today I am interviewing the Stephen Shields, creator the Faith Maps online community and one of my favorite bloggers. Stephen is also one of the best online hosts I have ever seen. He managed to deal with the high volume of mail that Faith Maps generates as well as the very diverse theological world views. [...]
Free Methodist Commission on Ecclesiology
When I was 18 and knew everything there was to know about theology, I thought being a theologian would be a pretty great calling in life. Teach theology, wear suit jackets with elbow patches, and maybe pick up an accent while studying abroad. Seemed a lot better life than being a pastor and better paying [...]
Torture is a Moral Issue
Torture Is A Moral Issue :: A Statement of the National Religious Campaign against Torture Please join in endorsing this statement of faith leaders by completing the information under the list of Initial Endorsers below the Statement. Torture violates the basic dignity of the human person that all religions hold dear. It degrades everyone involved [...]
Sexism and the church
Over on Resonate, there has been a discussion about women in ministry. The vast majority of people who make up Resonate don’t even understand why this is controversial. Like me they have grown up with women in ministry leadership. Sadly, a lot of people think we are heretics. I know that this won’t change the minds of [...]
New ETREK starting in February
This comes from my good friend Spencer Burke of TheOoze. Four years ago I launched a learning alternative called ETREK. My desire was to offer actual real world opportunities during this transitional time between “institutional to emerging” forms of church, education and networking. ETREK takes us beyond critiquing the systems of the past and creates [...]
More Sam Bulte
Sam Bulte is lashing back at Michael Geist in the Toronto Star Bulte insisted that Geist is wrong, that she is supported by artists and writers because of her stance on the copyright issue, and that the show will go on. Bulte questioned Geist’s motives and placed him the camp of Internet users who believe [...]
