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oct04 index
Oct 04 --- If you don't read every article in this month's Next-Wave you will be missing some excellent stuff. From Reverend Bailey's look at the future of the emerging church to Brian Thomas' take on Madonna's "religion" there is a lot of territory covered. Enjoy!
Article: Meeting at the empty Super-Church by Eutychus Bailey [The following article was written on 1 October 2043 by Eutychus Bailey] Today was the last day of a conference I went to for northern mid-west area called NextChurch Conference It was a great time.I learned a ton in my old age at this thing and I want to give you a personal first-hand report of the conference. Here are my top 10 observations about it… >> more Article: Missional Church Forum and Soliton: a review by Malcolm Hawker On a recent trip to the USA I had the opportunity to attend two events on the emerging church calendar. The first in Eagle Idaho, hosted by ALLELON, the second was an event held in Ventura, California called SOLITON SESSIONS. Both events were very contrasting in style and content but there was a common desire and passions coming from both... a love for God and a love for his people. >> more Article: Sacred Space by Brian Orme Is there anything more sacred about a church building than there is about the tavern down the street? I don't think so; hear me out. I think sacred space is something moving in conjunction with our hearts and our bodies. >> more Article: Finding Her Religion – Has the Material Girl Found True Meaning? by Brian Thomas The Queen of Pop has spent her career re-inventing herself, and over the past several years she has been dabbling in a form of Jewish Mysticism known as Kabbalah to become more spiritual. >> more Article: The emerging church, the church, and the post-emerging church by Stephen Shields Perhaps it's most helpful to think of the emerging church movement (Emergent likes to call it a "conversation;" Bill Bean prefers "phenomenon") in the same spirit Richard Foster of Renovare displays when he discusses The Six Traditions of the Church in his wonderful Streams of Living Water. (These traditions are also listed and described on Renovare). I think this approach brings humility, a character trait we could well use in this discussion. >> more Article: Middle Managers in Christendom by Steve Bush In a mass society, it is pointlessly nostalgic to wish that all our everyday dealings with others could have a personal touch. But the blistering rate at which technology eliminates personal interaction from our lives has increased alarmingly the last few years. Will churches resist the expanding impersonalization of modern life? >> more Article: Snow White Churches and the Seven Questions by Sarah Raymond Cunningham Matthew 29:19 and Mark 16:15 tell us that Christ's mission is global in scope. But, few churches have the manpower or resources to disperse missionaries around the world. In light of our limitations, how do we decide how big our ministry radius should be? Is it five miles from the church? Ten? Twenty? >> moreReview: Beyond tithing by Stuart Murray, Review by Graham Old The book starts with an overview of the problems with tithing as well as some of the arguments for it. It then moves on to examine the New Testament and Old Testament teaching and the practice of the early church. >> more Review: Mike Morell's web site spotlight... Mike Morell spotlights Radical Grace and Ad Hoc: A Divine Comedy >> more Review: Bill Bean interviews the authors of "Reclaiming God's Original Intent for the Church" Do you have the nagging feeling that maybe church should be a little different? If you do, then you may want to read Reclaiming God’s Original Intent For The Church. (Navpress) Perfect for church planters and those in smaller churches, Wes Roberts and Glenn Marshall demonstrate their belief that church is to be a community of disciples of Jesus Christ, authentically bearing the witness of the Spirit by proclaiming and demonstrating the Kingdom of God in word and deed...>> more  from the archives... Article: Bad things happen in marriages by Charlie Wear
Have you ever overheard a conversation that was obviously intended to be private? Uncomfortable, isn’t it? On television sitcoms people seem to frequently engage in such conversations in restaurants or other conspicuously public places. I overheard one of those uncomfortable conversations in an unlikely place recently. [This article was written 3 1/2 yrs. ago....much of it still applies today] >> more
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