OK, lets go!

I’m amazed, I’m in…I am officially a blogger now. It feels like I have just gone through some postmodern rite of passage.

As the name suggests, I have named the blog after my new book, not because it is the only thing I am going to write about (I hope I won’t be as monomanical as that), but because I do hope to make it some sort of rallying point for discussion around recovering af genuine apostolic movement ethos and practice for the 21st Century. The new book is precisely that, it is an exploration into the dynamics of world-changing movements as well as an attempt to activate this in the West.

To get a feel for what the book is all about go to http://www.theforgottenways.org/ . Go to the endorsements section on the right side and scroll down the list. Not only am I totally rapped at the reception that I have recieved, but I believe the reviewers have really understood what I have attempted to do in this work.

The expected publishing date is December. but the book can be pre-ordered by the usual means (Amazon.com, Christianbooks.com, Barnes and Noble etc.) If I can work out how to use the upload section of Wordpress, I will post a special half-price ($10) offer by the publisher, Brazos Press. For Aussie and Kiwi readers, the book will retail for Aus$20 through the normal distribution channels.
I am genuinely excited about what I have discovered over the last few years, and I do hope it will be useful to God’s people as we attempt to negotiate the complexities of the 21st Century.

Lets go!

October 23, 2006 | Filed Under the forgotten ways |  

Comments

12 Responses to “OK, lets go!”

  1. blind beggar on October 24th, 2006 2:02 am

    Alan, let me be one of the first to welcome you to the community of bloggers. Great people here in the blogosphere.

    Looking forward to your post and the new book.

  2. cindy on October 24th, 2006 2:51 am

    nice to meet you, alan. I’ll be back.

  3. Charlie J on October 24th, 2006 8:40 am

    Hey Alan,
    Glad to see you here! I found another copy of that DVD you wanted.

    Cheers!

  4. Neal T on October 24th, 2006 9:42 am

    Fantastic Al! Just remind everyone that this is not the way the blog will look - it’s getting a skin the same as the site! I look forward to reading more of your wisdom and thoughts mate!

  5. Darren on October 24th, 2006 5:11 pm

    Congratulations and welcome to the blogosphere - hold on, it gets bumpy

  6. Dave Hund (MissionalWays) on October 24th, 2006 5:47 pm

    Welcome Alan in the wonderful world of the blogosphere.

    “You think that’s air your breathing?”

    We are looking forward to reading more…

    David and Eveline Hund

  7. Sivin on October 25th, 2006 12:38 am

    a big welcome from Malaysia (Asia) :-) any freebies for us here?

  8. Brandon on October 25th, 2006 10:50 am

    Hey Alan,

    Good to see you blogging. A friend and I attended the Missio conference at Fuller - enjoyed it immensely. Great to be able to hear more from you on a continual basis. Hey - you have not “graduated” to true postmodern until you do a podcast!!! Ha.

    Brandon

  9. Jerry on October 26th, 2006 7:01 am

    Welcome to blogdom.

    I’ve been hoping you would do this for awhile.

    Im excited to see you’ve begun.

  10. Dan Yarnell on October 26th, 2006 7:36 pm

    Hiya mate.

    Glad to see that you are sharing more of your journey in cyberspace. Am looking forward to getting and reading your new book. I recall with much fondness our journey with IMT as we shared much of this. It has been empowering to me in my work with students at Birmingham Christian College and in the Churches of Christ network here in the UK.

    I am hoping to join the bloging world soon, so watch this space.

    Keep risking, keep living dangerously, keep following Jesus.

    Blessings!

  11. Matt Stone on October 26th, 2006 11:56 pm

    Alan, welcome to the blogosphere. Now we just have to work on thawing out Frosty :-)

    One comment. You said, “It feels like I have just gone through some postmodern rite of passage,” but it’s worth noting that the modernists are out here too.

    Looking forward to interacting further. I’ve linked you up at eclectic itchings btw.

    Matt Stone

  12. Troy Waller on January 20th, 2007 8:50 pm

    Al

    Hey man. I am glad to have found your blog. It wasn’t easy. Perhaps you need to associate it more with your name for those of us who are trying to track you down.

    If you wanna see my take on ‘church’ then drop by my blog.

    http://whyidontbelieve.blogspot.com/

    Ciao
    TROY Waller

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