Mark Driscoll Quoted Me

November 9, 2007

A Facebook friend sent me a message to let me know that Mark Driscoll had referenced pomomusings in his chapter, “The Church and the Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World” in the new book coming out, “The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World.” You can download the PDF here, and then search for [...]

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Justice in the Burbs: A Review

October 22, 2007

I can’t remember when I first met Will Samson, though it may have been at one of the first Emergent Conventions. Since then, he and I have crossed paths numerous times (Princeton Seminary, Yale Divinity School, Emergent Cohorts and other conferences). He and his wife have recently co-written a book entitled Justice in the Burbs. [...]

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Signs of Emergence: A Review

October 10, 2007

I have been looking forward to reading Kester Brewin’s Signs of Emergence for a long time. The subtitle alone made me excited to see what he had to say: “A Vision for a Church that is Organic / Networked / Decentralized / Bottom-up / Communal / Flexible / Always Evolving.” When I look at my [...]

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Presbymergent Polity 101: Worship, Sacraments and (Dis)Order

October 6, 2007

Many of you know that I will be presenting the following workshop at the Always Reforming: Emergence in the Presbyterian Church Conference in a week (it’s not too late to register).
Presbymergent Polity 101: Worship, Sacraments and (Dis)Order
Many view the Book of Order as a rigid, rule-focused guide for saying more about what one “can’t” do [...]

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Always Reforming: Presbymergent Conference

September 25, 2007

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I’d like to encourage you to attend the 2007 Presbymergent Conference, “Always Reforming: Emergence in the Presbyterian Church.”
It’s not too late to sign up for the event. It’s going to be held at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary on October 12-13. I’m going to be there presenting a workshop and we’ll hear from [...]

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Fall Courses at Princeton Seminary

September 23, 2007

After some adding and dropping - I think I finally have the classes I’ll be sticking with for the rest of the semester. For those who are interested, here is what I’ll be taking:

Calvin and the Renewal of the Church with Stacy Johnson
I’m not all that excited to read Calvin, actually, but I think it [...]

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Organic Community: A Review

September 4, 2007

I met Joe Myers a few years ago at an Emergent event and have enjoyed getting to know him since then, as we’ve run into each other a couple times and as I’ve had the chance to read both of his great books, The Search to Belong (short review here) and his newest book, Organic [...]

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PC(USA) Has $20,000 in Funding for Emergent Churches

August 27, 2007

Sherry Britton in the New Church Development office of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in Louisville has asked some folks to share the following exciting news, especially for our presbymergent friends:
The director of Evangelism has just found $20,000 in his budget designated for emergent churches. He would like to receive proposals for the use of the [...]

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Re: What is church?

July 13, 2007

Question 6: What is church?
There are only two questions left in my “What is…” series: sin & salvation. Thanks to all those who have participated in these conversations - I hope they’ve been fruitful, or at least thought-provoking for everyone.
It’s been awhile since I have had a chance to reflect a bit on church. What [...]

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What is church?

June 4, 2007

Question 6: What is church?
Past “What is…” Posts:
Question 1: What is the gospel? | Response
Question 2: What is truth? | Response
Question 3: What is evangelism? | Response
Question 4: What is prayer? | Response
Question 5: What is theology? | Response
[For more information on what to do with this post - go here and here.]

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