1970’s Convergent Friends? | A Brief History
My good friend Shawna from Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative) sent this to a bunch of us the other day intimating at Convergent Friends being much older than we thought. A conference of Friends in 1970,
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Open Anabaptism and a Community of (in)outsiders
I’ve been meaning to comment on Jarrod McKenna’s thought worthy post which looks at the “Emerging Peace Church Movement” or what he likes to call “Open Anabaptism.” Through his various travels and meeting
… what larks! Some New Friends and New Words
jez and wess looking through the ‘young quakers’ t-shirt … what larks! Originally uploaded by Simon Latham. Since arriving in England I’ve been having a blast. There are at least two things that have made
Orthodoxy As An Event and Questions About a Quaker Orthodoxy
Tony Jones, recently discussed a paper he read at Wheaton. In the paper he talks about the prospect of being an “anti-theologian,” (a designation I too find attractive) and orthodoxy as something that exists within
Dress Down Friday | Rush Limbaugh, 8-Bit Nintendo and Quakerpedia
Here’s another installment of Dress Down Friday! Another Radio DJ, Rush Limbaugh, is in trouble for being racially insensitive. He’s recently aired a racially charged song slamming Barack Obama. The Guardian reports, Limbaugh,
Loving Ourselves To Death? A Theological Reflection of Jesus, Self-Love and Modernity
[This is cross-posted from the BYM blog] In the context of talking about Quaker work, one of our sessions yesterday, something was said about loving ourselves before we can love others. In this dualistic perspective
The Eagle Has Landed – err…How I Got to Birmingham Safely By Jet, Bus and Car
Well I made it into London (Heathrow Airport) safe and sound yesterday. My day(s) of travel though smooth, was very long. I left on an Air Canada Jet from LAX at 11am on Tuesday
Dress Down Friday | Atlas Songs (Wide Array) – New Music from Kevan Pedan
A good friend of ours from Canton, Kevan Pedan, recently mailed me his band’s new album. It’s Atlas Songs’ first full-length and it’s called (Wide Array). I am always excited to see
Allelon: Video Interview with Ryan Bolger on Emerging and Missional Churches
There is great half-hour video of my PhD advisor, Ryan Bolger, where he discusses what emerging churches and missional churches are. During the interview he discusses with Alan Roxburgh of Allelon, and author of the
TV: It’s Turn Off Your TV Week
I almost forgot to announce that yesterday marked the beginning of “Turn off your TV Week,” sponsored by adbusters.org. There are a number of ways to participate but the simplest way is to unplug
Quaker-Ranter: Martin Kelley Puts A New Face on An Old Tradition
Chris M is hosting our first Quaker carnival, an event where everyone connected to this community is invited to write about a given topic. The topic this time around is Martin Kelley, the brains behind
Marquee: Emerging Approaches to Church Leadership (And The Fading Ones Too)
In our class on The Emerging Church, we spend a good amount of time talking about what leadership looks like, and what it doesn’t because these questions tend to be pretty pressing for seminary