PresbyMeme 5

April 1, 2008

So I’ve been tagged (not once, but twice) to participate in the PresbyMeme that Bruce Reyes-Chow started. So I suppose that means I should take some time and put together a post. The rules are pretty basic:

In about 25 words each, answer the following five questions;
Tag five Presbyterian bloggers and send them a note to [...]

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The Phoenix Journal

March 12, 2008

I’ve recently run across a great new podcast that I’ve been enjoying, produced and hosted by Presbyterian minister, Landon Whitsitt. It’s called The Phoenix Journal, and over the past few weeks, they’ve hosted some great interviews with folks like Eric Elnes, Carrie Newcomer, Bruce Reyes-Chow and this week Fritz Gutwein is interviewed. It’s a great [...]

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Tribal Church: A Review

March 5, 2008

I first ran across Carol Howard Merritt last fall. Her husband (pastor and blogger Brian Merritt) informed me about her blog, Tribal Church, and her book, also called Tribal Church. Carol is graduate of Austin Theological Seminary and is currently a Presbyterian pastor at Western Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C and a friend of presbymergent. [...]

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G-3.0401 Called to Openness

January 22, 2008

Awhile ago while looking through the Presbyterian Church (USA) Book of Order (BOO), I ran across this section:
G-3.0401 Called to Openness: The Church is called

to a new openness to the presence of God in the Church and in the world, to more fundamental obedience, and to a more joyous celebration in worship and work;
to a [...]

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The Company of New Pastors

October 13, 2007

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Yes that’s right - this is me in front of the Presbyterian version of Mecca: The Presbyterian Center in Louisville, Kentucky. For those of you who aren’t Presbyterian, this is our headquarters. I was there for a weekend retreat of The Company of New Pastors (CNP) program for the denomination. Each [...]

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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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Broad Street Ministry

August 29, 2007

This past Sunday, Sarah and I drove into the Philadelphia to worship at Broad Street Ministry. Broad Street Ministry is pastored by a variety of staff, but their founding pastor is Bill Golderer. The church is located on Philadelphia’s Avenue of the Arts, and directly across the street from The Kimmel Center for Performing Arts [...]

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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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One Less Hoop to Jump Through

August 25, 2007

Today marked one less hoop to jump through, hopefully. The Church Polity Ordination Exam was today, and it was the last of 4 (Church Polity, Theology, Worship & Sacraments, and Exegesis) ordination exams PC(USA)ers have to take - and pass - in order to get ordained. I say hopefully because I thought this exam was [...]

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Back in Princeton

August 24, 2007

Sarah and I are now back in Princeton. We accumulated over 6,000 miles on our Yaris, listened to some really amazing books on CD, including Thomas Friedman’s “The World is Flat” and the entire “His Dark Materials” Trilogy by Philip Pullman. 9am Saturday morning we’ll be sitting in the basement of the Mackay Campus Center [...]

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