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re: Tribal faith
Listening to Rob Bell share some great thoughts and ideas on Tribes (taken from Phil 3).
A great thought ::
“Sometimes when some people say ‘the gospel’ they’re really talking about tribal identity masquerading as the gospel… and Jesus is bigger than any tribe.”
“Beware of dem dawgs!”
Don’t let the tribe come between you and The Gospel [...]
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Brian McLaren speaks at Mars Hill
Former pastor and author Brian McLaren spoke at Brian McLaren’s church, Mars Hill, this past week.
He spoke on the six different narratives we find ourselves trapped in from time to time.
Much of it is similar to what he writes in “Everything Must Change.”
Very good stuff.
Our Father, above us and all around us,
May your unspeakable [...]
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Texting in church
Mars Hill Church in Seattle has begun welcoming Txt messaging during their Sunday morning services as part of a Q&A with pastor Mark Driscoll. This is also something they’ve been doing at several conferences the church has been a part of or hosted.
We’ve discussed txt messaging at encounter but haven’t quite put into effect yet. [...]
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Generating ideas :: where do ideas come from
The latest podcast from Mars Hill is a discussion on Creative Theology. Jeanette Banashak and Don Perini discuss… including many of the places creative people generate their ideas. Don says the list comes from an ever changing list by Charles Thompson.
Don suggests that creative people try to utilize these times every chance they can. Look [...]
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re: Social networking and the church
Found some more info on Mars Hill’s social network, The City:
The site is being built around physical communities not as much as around online communities.
One of the design principles of The City, which has guided virtually every decision we’ve made, is that the physical is more important than the virtual. This subtle but significant difference [...]
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Understanding the Gospel
Josh sent me this via e-mail over the weekend. I’m assuming it was written or spoken by Rob Bell – but I can’t guarantee it was since I no longer subscribe to the magazine. Either way – love this… love it!
“We understand the Gospel to be how you are going to break yourself open and [...]
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