Recap: The Language of Participatory Church
I predict the conversation about tech lingo will continue to parallel — and deeply inform — the conversation about Christianity and church (how we organize ourselves into religious/faith communities).
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My Pilgrimage to Glorieta
After a decade of Emergent gatherings in Glorieta, New Mexico, I finally was able to make the pilgrimage this year. We spent three days (Oct. 5-7) in “open space” sessions, led by participants who stepped up to volunteer and lead discussions about topics of interest.
Salvation Is A Story
I had the privilege of being interviewed (with my son Elliot in my arms, at Wild Goose Festival) by Travis Reed of The Work of the People and Alter Video Magazine.
Why Wild Goose Festival Was So Magical
I’m trying to put into words the experience of the first annual Wild Goose Festival that took place a week ago at Shakori Hills farm in North Carolina. And that’s the word that I keep coming back around to describe the first flight of the Wild Goose — magic.
Appreciative Inquiry: The 2 Messages We Need to Hear
Rev. Dr. Rob Voyle summarized his entire appreciative inquiry workshop — and his advice to all of us as leaders “coaching” other leaders to do transformational work in their own lives and in their churches/faith communities — by saying these two things …
Letting You Into Someone Else’s World
Since discovering David Wilcox’s music in the mid-’90s, I’ve become a big fan, and I consider him one of my all-time favorite storytellers.
God Is A Poet
One of the standout highlights of Inhabit Conference was poet-in-residence Micah Bournes (pronounced Bor-nay).
Announcing the Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation
I’m grateful to the folks at Disciples News Service for posting the following announcement earlier this week. I wanted to pass it along here to help give a better picture of what I’ll be doing in 2011: As today’s Disciples contend with shifts in the landscape of religious practice in America, particularly the rapid decline [...]
The Art of Non-Conformity
I had the privilege of giving a short introduction for Chris Guillebeau when he came through North Carolina on his 50-state, 10-province self-organized “Unconventional Book Tour” of North America. (A short snippet of which is included in this great mini-documentary by Crystal Street.) I’ve known Chris since 2008, when I published an article he’d written, [...]
Networking as a Spiritual Practice
Today when I see the word “networking,” it’s usually preceded by one of two words: “computer” or “social.” The “computer” kind being the stuff that makes most websites/software actually work, and the “social” kind being things like Facebook and MySpace. Back in the day, there was plenty being written on “networking” as an important practice [...]