Sunday, July 31st, 2005
It looks as though the Baptist World Alliance congress is having a challenging time this week in Birmingham, England.
Wednesday
The Baptist Women Leadership Conference reports back.
“As Baptist women, we covenant to support and uphold a Biblical vision of God and the world which enables us to see beyond the practices of our various cultures that condone the exploitation of our sisters through injustices, violence, and oppression.”
Thursday
Tony Campolo challenges Baptists worldwide on the mission statement of Jesus.
“Being a Christian is not having the right theology. It�s having your heart broken by the things that break Jesus� heart.”
Friday
The convention is challenged to make dealing with AIDS a priority. Rick Warren says Baptists should be able to “celebrate our diversity and celebrate our unity”. He’s disappointed about the withdrawal of the Southern Baptists from the rest of the Congress.
Saturday
Jimmy Carter receives two standing ovations at a luncheon in his honour. He hits the international news with his comments about being embarrassed at the detention of accused terrorists in Guantanamo Bay without access to lawyers or information about charges. Carter’s comments have hit the blogosphere - stimulating the response of right wing Americans incensed at his insults. Well, good on him, I say!
See also Tall Skinny Kiwi’s post:
Highlights of BWA World Congress
Tags: AIDS, Baptist, Jimmy Carter, Rick Warren, Tall Skinny Kiwi, Tony Campolo
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Sunday, July 24th, 2005
It’s been a fascinating couple of days in the Emerging Church international movement. Forge Missional Training Network distanced themselves from Emerging Church movements in the United States and UK in their response to DA Carson’s “Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church”.
Tuesday July 19
The pdf file, created at 6.52 am and modified 4.53 pm, titled:
Don Carson and the Australian Missional Church Movement: A Forge response. The nine-page paper’s aim was to help frame responses to the various reactions brought about by Don Carson’s critique of Emergent and how it might have an effect of Forge’s ministry and that of the emerging missional church in Australia which Forge serves.
Wednesday July 20
The pdf file was posted, 11.05 pm, at Andrew Hamilton’s site, Backyard Missionary
Thursday July 21
received a copy of the file by Forge Queensland, 10.37 am.
4.26 pm Andrew Jones posts at Tall Skinny Kiwi
11.28 pm Tony Jones, Emergent National Co-ordinator expresses concern in comments at Backyard Missionary and Tall Skinny Kiwi. Alan Hirsch responds.
Friday July 22
1.16 Steve McCoy of Reformisssionary posts on Drawing Lines. and again at Emerging SBC Leaders.
2.09 am Stephen Shields gives his commentary at Emergesque.
9.20 am Jordon Cooper points out that despite advanced technology, we do a lousy job of talking to each other. What might have happened if Carson had sat down and talked with McLaren? What might Frost and Hirsch’s paper looked like if they’d included McLaren’s input? He’s since deleted the post.
9.25 am Andrew Hamilton places an apology from Alan Hirsch and withdraws the pdf.
9.43 am Subversive Influence post
4.30 pm I finally get to read the document I’d printed out earlier. I post something here and then discover the conversation’s happened already. I delete the post when I get home later in the evening.
Saturday July 23
2.23 Radicalcongruency post on Forge and Emergent - lessons from the conversation
5.45 am Robbymac posts on Aussies and Centred sets.
12.41 Darren Wright suggests people drink more decaf.
In the meantime, I finally manage to read Brian McLaren’s “The Last Word and the Word After That”, and start on Don Carson’s “Becoming Conversant”. Reviews coming when I’m finished.
Tags: Alan Hirsch, Andrew Hamilton, Brian McLaren, Emergent, Emerging Church, Forge, Mike Frost, Tall Skinny Kiwi, Tony Jones
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Thursday, June 2nd, 2005
I’ve posted on Matthew’s party over at Gospel Notes this week. The story’s there in Matthew 9, the gospel reading this week in the Revised Common Lectionary.
Matthew meets Jesus and picks up the call to follow. He gets his friends together to meet Jesus - not at the synagogue, not at Simon’s house, but at a party at Matthew’s place.
My post includes a challenge from Tall Skinny Kiwi (Andrew Jones) to consider taking House Church into the homes of our friends.
Tags: Gospel Notes, Tall Skinny Kiwi
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