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Listening in the Image of God, Part 6 of 6
This is a series on listening. Relationships are in the image of the triune God, and listening is an essential (first!) component to relationships. It can be said that listening is, in fact, in the...
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Passionate Spirituality of the Mainline Church
Like 9,303 other people (as of this posting), I follow Rachel Held Evans on Twitter @rachelheldevans as well as through her blog, I find her refreshingly honest and hopefully theological. I’ve been so...
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Why Can’t I Have Conversations With The Religious Right?
There are many who would agree with me when I say I don’t talk right. No, nothing as trivial as grammar or syntax, I’m talking the language of the theological (which is often accompanied by the...
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Why I Need to Have Conversations With the Religious Right
I posted a blog yesterday (Why Can’t I Have Conversations With the Religious Right?) about the religious left and right engaging in conversation for the betterment of God’s mission and the church’s...
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Right and Left Both Have Room to Grow and Learn. Now, If We Can Only Admit It…
The topic of religious right/left conversations is a hot, but necessary one to keep in front of us as Christian people. We have more in common than we think. And the commonalities are stronger, deeper,...
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Insights into the Election of a Bishop: Part 1, “Fear Doesn’t Make Your...
This blog was always intended to be a “Missional Church” blog with helpful insights and conversations about how congregations can deepen their understanding of participation in God’s mission. However,...
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Insights into the Election of a Bishop, Part Two: “The Presence of God...
Part Two: “The Presence of God Revealed in Unlikely Ways” This blog is mainly a “Missional Church” blog with helpful insights and conversations about how congregations can deepen their understanding...
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The Church: The Practice Field for Forgiveness
Forgiveness is a nice word, isn’t it? It brings up images of reconciliation, restored relationships, people getting along, and everyone being nice. If only it was that easy. Forgiveness is, quite...
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We Will No Longer be a Welcoming Church
We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. It won’t be easy, but we’re committed to it. We’ll have to do it in stages, easing our folks into it step by step. We’ll...
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An Inviting Environment (No Longer Welcoming, Pt. 4)
A few weeks ago, I posted on this site that my congregation is no longer going to emphasize “welcoming.” Instead, we are going to emphasize “inviting.” This is a move from passivity to activity, and...
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