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May 2012

May 31, 2012

PregMANcy – Patheos Book Club.

I was invited to share a few thoughts on Christian Piatt's new book Pregmancy: A...

May 16, 2012

Alan Roxburgh – Call to the Parish [Video]

Here's a video clip of Alan Roxburgh talking about "The Call to the Parish" at...

May 15, 2012

Over Time [An Ekklesia Project Guest Post by Janice Love]

[ On July 5-7, The Ekklesia Project will hold its annual gathering in Chicago, which...

May 01, 2012

Slow Formation [An Ekklesia Project Guest Post by Ted Lewis]

[ On July 5-7, The Ekklesia Project will hold its annual gathering in Chicago, which...

April 2012

April 30, 2012

Technology, Community and Discernment.

John's post on Saturday on the Moral Importance of the iPhone reminded me of one...

April 10, 2012

A Culture of Caretaking.

I had the privilege of going to a talk today that noted Indiana author and...

April 05, 2012

Reading for Conversation.

John and I agree that the practice of reading is essential to our understanding of...

April 03, 2012

Relevant Irrelevance [An Ekklesia Project Guest Post by Edwin Searcy]

[ On July 5-7, The Ekklesia Project will hold its annual gathering in Chicago, which...

March 2012

March 08, 2012

Robert Putnam – “Spend More Time Arranging the Church Suppers”

Thanks to my friend Kevin Rains for calling this article to my attention... [ See...

March 05, 2012

Bringing Slow Church to a Fast Generation [Ekklesia Project Guest Post by Jarrod Longbons]

[ On July 5-7, The Ekklesia Project will hold its annual gathering in Chicago, which...

February 2012

February 20, 2012

Submerging Church [Ekklesia Project Guest Post by Lee Wyatt]

[ On July 5-7, The Ekklesia Project will hold its annual gathering in Chicago, which...

February 12, 2012

Wendell Berry on the Necessity of Limits.

I'm settling in with friends old and new at the Convent in Cincinnati for a...

February 09, 2012

Becoming Conversational #9 – Regularly Share a Meal Together.

My ebook The Virtue of Dialogue: Conversation as a Hopeful Practice of Church Communities was...

February 08, 2012

Becoming Conversational #8 – Build relationships with other churches, locally and around the globe.

My ebook The Virtue of Dialogue: Conversation as a Hopeful Practice of Church Communities was...

February 07, 2012

Becoming Conversational #7 – Connect Church Members who live in Close Proximity.

My ebook The Virtue of Dialogue: Conversation as a Hopeful Practice of Church Communities was...

February 06, 2012

Becoming Conversational #6 – Spread the “Pastoral” Work of the Church Around.

My ebook The Virtue of Dialogue: Conversation as a Hopeful Practice of Church Communities was...

February 03, 2012

Becoming Conversational #5 – Engage the Whole Church in Caring for the Church Property.

My ebook The Virtue of Dialogue: Conversation as a Hopeful Practice of Church Communities was...

February 02, 2012

Becoming Conversational #4 – Engaging our Neighbors more Intentionally.

My ebook The Virtue of Dialogue: Conversation as a Hopeful Practice of Church Communities was...

February 01, 2012

Becoming Conversational #3 – Engaging our Children and Youth in Conversation.

My ebook The Virtue of Dialogue: Conversation as a Hopeful Practice of Church Communities was...

January 2012

January 31, 2012

Becoming Conversational #2 – Leveraging the Skills of All Our Members.

My ebook The Virtue of Dialogue: Conversation as a Hopeful Practice of Church Communities was...

December 2011

December 17, 2011

[Daily Advent Reflection] Claiming a People and a Place.

Claiming a People and a Place. Daily Advent Reflection. Craig Goodwin. John 7:40-52. Saturday, December...

December 12, 2011

[Daily Advent Reflection] The Politics of Elijah

The Politics of Elijah. Daily Advent Reflection. Chris Smith. I Kings 18:1-18. Monday, December 12,...

December 08, 2011

[Daily Advent Reflection] Examining our Jewelry.

Examining our Jewelry. Daily Advent Reflection. Chris Smith. Psalm 126. Thursday, December 8, 2011 Sold...

December 05, 2011

[Daily Advent Reflection] Waiting in Hope.

Waiting in Hope. Daily Advent Reflection. Chris Smith. Acts 2:37-42. Monday, December 5, 2011 Come...

December 03, 2011

[Daily Advent Reflection] You Will Be My People.

You Will Be My People. Daily Advent Reflection. Kimberly Roth. Ezekiel 36:24-28 Saturday, December 3,...

October 2011

October 23, 2011

Scot McKnight on the centrality of the local church.

Our fellow Patheos blogger has been stirring up some intense conversation with his recent post...

October 20, 2011

VIDEO: Stanley Hauerwas: The local church as alternative to a culture of violence

I recently finished reviewing Stanley Hauerwas's newest book War and the American Difference: Theological Reflections...

October 11, 2011

Becoming Good Soil

For the last few weeks in our Sunday night conversation here at Englewood Christian Church,...

October 07, 2011

Churches catalyzing local culture.

For several years now, I have been describing the work of local church communities in...

September 2011

September 29, 2011

The Slow Church Conversation.

“What is Slow Church?” This question is one that I’ve been getting quite a bit...

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