Fuller’s Peace and Justice Committee hosted a panel discussion on Divided by Homosexuality: Pastoral Tools for Mediation and Dialogue. It was a great evening and a great panel – what it did not include was a discussion of any sort of varying viewpoints or vary many tools for mediation and dialogue.
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more...This interview was recorded in 2009 during Wright’s Doctor of Ministry class called “Church Shaped by Mission.” Bishop Wright talks about the mission-only focus (in place of worship, discipleship, etc.) of some churches, the emerging church and this hopes for the church in the future.
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The other morning I was running and suddenly realized I was worshiping. It was especially quiet, as it was too early for many cars to be out yet. The air was crisp, the sky a beautiful blue streaked with wispy clouds, and the trees on Arlington Ave. were reaching the peak of their [...]
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Ah, Willow. It’s a bastion of big, the cauldron of complexity, the juggernaut of Jesus. And then there’s the multi-million dollar ministry called the Global Leadership Summit. If you haven’t seen it for yourself it’s impressive (and better run than some network television shows*), and if you haven’t seen it for yourself, [...]
more...You might consider Marcus Borg to be the most famous scholar to take the “Christ” out of “Christian,” or you may love his outlook. In the recent issue of WaPo, Borg answers the rhetorical question of “What do I do when my congregation thinks more about heaven someday than life today?” He goes [...]
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Reclaiming the Mission blogger David Fitch has got. it. going. on! In fact, The Burner has just decided to create an award for great blog posts…more to come.
Back to Fitch: Who else in the church blogosphere is intelligently and gently delineating and dissecting the divisive issues that distract our denominations’ disciples daily? (TB [...]
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