So this is the last post on this site (at least in this form). And we feel compelled to reflect a little about what this little community has taught us and how we have experienced it.
From time to time we have alluded to the fact that we have copped a bit from people in […]

Mmmm…
Why Al Qaeda Supports the Emergent Church

Daryl Dash linked up this great quote a little while ago, and I am posting it here to remind myself of it for the future.
“We want ministry to be explained in terms that allow us to function as technicians, managers, or building contractors. We want a blueprint to build from and a list to […]

I have been giving some thought lately to the discussion on what is the “best” model for church. Some people speak passionately about their own approach or model to claim that it is the answer to the predicament of the western church. I know that I have the same temptation - if only other churches […]

This is a very interesting video that picks up on some themes that are incredibly important for us today as we grapple with changing concepts of community, connectedness and the impact of the internet.

From Lifehack.com

From an article in the Age this morning:
CHRISTIANS have lost sight of the spiritual dangers of wealth, making it their greatest moral blindness, according to Melbourne Anglican Archbishop Philip Freier.
He says Christians have allowed consumerism to make them self-centred and too concerned with their own comfort and economic security.
Dr Freier calls Melbourne Anglicans to a […]

Over at Ranges Community blog - Scott and Christina have highlighted a recent quote from Brian McLaren about the religious right in the US.
‘My sense is that the religious right has hit its high tide. I think on
a whole lot of levels it has been somewhat discredited. But I think the
true believers in the religious […]

It seems like it is a Paul Fromont day: but this paragraph just had to be pointed out:
“Also, I’ve regularly used Rowan’s expression, “mixed economy” when talking about the need for a range of different models for gathering as church. Anyway Ben Edson changed my mind. He wondered if “mixed ecology” was a better way […]

Paul Fromont points to an interview with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams who was recently asked in an interview:

Q
– With so many things on your plate, what do you think are the most
critical things you need to focus on as Archbishop in the short term? 

A – In the Church of England, the biggest most […]

I haven’t has a chance to read it yet (still suffering from a neck injury that means I am drugged on valium and other wonderful stuff) but if you are interested check out John Hammett’s “An Ecclesiological Assessment of the Emerging Church”
Let me know what you think.