http://www.emergentbrethren.org Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:07:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today, I read in Newsline (see below) that Art Gish was killed in a farming accident at the age of 70. What a saint and prophet we've lost! I first got to know Art at NYC in 1971. He was one of the speakers. I thought he was nuts! I ... http://www.emergentbrethren.org/?p=244 I'm sitting in a Doctor of Ministry class today on the topic of "Theological Epistemology". The class is being taught by Dr. Thorsten Moritz, from Bethel Seminary. He is challenging us to think about: What is your epistemology? How do you approach knowledge and understanding what knowledge is? What is your ... http://www.emergentbrethren.org/?p=243 How do you use technology in your church? Last year at Annual Conference, I presented an insight session looking at how we can use multi-media in the worship service. We had a lot of people present, some who were still exploring the idea of using multi-media and others who are ... http://www.emergentbrethren.org/?p=242 I love hearing about church planters and what they're accomplishing! This, is in part, why I love to see what Ryan Braught writes (see previous post). Through the years, I've followed difference conferences to see what they offer for church planters. One of the best conferences is Exponential, which was ... http://www.emergentbrethren.org/?p=241 Some of you know Ryan Braught personally, and others know him through this writing here on Emergent Brethren. About once a week, he sends out a prayer request list to several people. In his latest, he names that his church plant is just about to celebrate its first birthday. I ... http://www.emergentbrethren.org/?p=240 Just wanted to let the Emergent Brethren community that you can download some great tunes on Noise Trade from the Veritas Community. Last summer we produced a CD with original music from several musicians within our community. We called the CD "Music From Our Community". We were ... http://www.emergentbrethren.org/?p=239 In honor of Saint Patrick's Day, which we celebrate tomorrow, I thought I would share some thoughts from the book "The Celtic Way of Evangelism" by George G. Hunter. (We had an amazing Saint Patrick's Day Party this past Saturday by the way which I'll write about tomorrow). I read ... http://www.emergentbrethren.org/?p=238 Hi, Our church is doing a Lenten series based on the Psalms. I was invited to write a few Lenten devotionals for our church website. In case you are looking for something devotional, I offer this: Fear is a huge motivator that affects our behavior and emotions. In our community group curriculum ... http://www.emergentbrethren.org/?p=237 The other week I received the book “Thy Kingdom Connected: What the Church can learn from Facebook, the Internet, and Other Networks” by Dwight J. Friesen from the Ooze Viral Bloggers. I get a book about once a month, read it, and then post my thoughts on this blog and ... http://www.emergentbrethren.org/?p=236 Today is "Fat Tuesday", the day to party hardy before Lent begins. In our group Bible study last night, I enjoyed this definition for Lent: The purpose of Lent is to prepare our hearts for receiving God’s love, culminating in Easter. In order to be able to “Grasp!” the ... http://www.emergentbrethren.org/?p=235