Well the pilot of our kaleo order is now underway.  The order comprises a daily rhythm, a weekly rhythm and a fortnightly rhythm.  You can read more about the order here (pdf).  I thought I would trial posting some of my personal reflections about the order and in particular the weekly readings on this site.

“Our Father… who always stands with the weak, the powerless, the poor, the abandoned, the sick, the aged, the very young, the unborn, and those who by victim of circumstance, bear the heat of the day.
Who is in heaven… where everything will be reversed, where the first will be last and […]

“American pastors are abandoning their posts, left and right, and at an alarming rate. They are not leaving their churches and getting other jobs. Congregations still pay their salaries. Their names remain on the church stationary and they continue to appear in pulpits on Sundays. But they are abandoning their posts, their calling. They have […]

How many sermons have your heard on the subject of heaven? How many conversations have you had with other Christians on the subject of heaven?
I know I have not heard many sermons nor had many discussions with other Christians about Heaven. Interestingly, this stands in stark contrast to the many times I have had conversations […]

Peter Corney is a well respected and well known retired Anglican vicar. He pastored one of the biggest Anglican Churches in Melbourne (biggest maybe?) and oversaw its growth until his retirement. He recently presented a paper to the Anglicans and it is an interesting read.Some of the highlights for me was his naming of four […]

Church sign

Originally uploaded by danmccredden.

I have been meaning to post this up for a while because I totally love it. As seen at an unnamed church on the Mornington Peninsula opposite a large supermarket parking lot (just where the most people can see it).

Update:
The updated map will appear tomorrow and you can find a permament map at the bottom of the left sidebar.

Scott McKnight author of the excellent book, the Jesus creed has a number of posts about the importance of using the early Christian creeds, before we start to articulate what we believe.
Emerging and Orthodoxy 1
Emerging and Orthodoxy 2
Emerging and Orthodoxy 3
Emerging and Orthodoxy 4
Scott’s suggestion is that on our web sites, where we state what […]

A couple of months ago I spoke at the ASCM Virtual Church conference about Northern and signposts.
I notice that one of the other speakers has put his paper online - way more organised and laid out than my scribbly notes to myself that I spoke from. I basically pinched some of what you guys had […]

In catching up on my blog reading, I discovered this link to an article in the Age newspaper that I had missed. Thanks to Ross over at less travelled for the heads up.
“A QUESTION OF SPIRIT
■48 per cent of Generation Y believe in a god.
■20 per cent do not believe in a god.
■32 per cent […]