the attractional v. missional debate

I think the use of the term attractional is a tad ambiguous, but because I am partly responsible for introducing it into the broader conversation I have to stick with it. What I am trying to get at in using the term attractional is what I call the missionary mode or primary posture of [...]

american gothic with an aussie twist

The graphic speaks for itself. For those who are friends, are inclined, and are in town, feel free to pop along!

 
The Come American theme leaves lots of options including jeans and a t-shirt, so don’t stress. But if you want to come like Elvis, we certainly won’t stop you!

is justice above god or is god just?

I went to community worship this morning and I must admit to being somewhat put out of joint by some of the things the speaker/preacher said. The whole thing had the opposite effect than what was no doubt intended–I was moved in the wrong direction and I was left a little grumpy by the [...]

announcement from apple computers

Apple Computers announced today that it has developed a computer chip that can store and play music in women’s breast implants. The iBreast will cost between $499 and $599. This is considered a major breakthrough because women are always complaining about men talking to their breasts and not listening to them.

Little bit of [...]

churching the fleas

What the fleas teach us about ourselves and our churches.

HT to Jordon Cooper

missional thinking; truth or idol?

In reading Karl Heim’s wonderful book, Jesus the Lord, I was reminded about a little gem emanating from Luther’s very seminal mind. I must confess that apart from the last few years of his life, I really like Luther and find him the most compelling and passionate of the Reformers. I love his [...]

the trouble with paris….hilton

Every now and again there comes a book or a resource that somehow seems to capture an insight that describes the essense of the times. One such resource is a video series that has just been released by my dear friend and Forge colleague, the incredibly insightful genius Mark Sayers. It is called [...]

not my precioussss

We have been analyzing the passing of the Christendom period and the accompanying demise of the Christendom imagination of ecclesia that has basically entwined itself in a more institutional idea of what it means to be God’s people. We are soon coming to the point where we will begin to present a positive vision [...]

dangerous stories II downloads

Man, we had a great weekend! I know its always the case when the camp is over and everone had bonded they tend to cry when they part, and its true, I do feel a little that way. But something significant did transpire for the Aussie church this weekend. It was our [...]

in memoriam

The Rev. Dr. Paul G. Hiebert, missiologist and missionary to India, has died of cancer on March 11, 2007 at the age of 74.  After six years of service as a missionary under the Mennonite Brethren Board of Missions, Hiebert earned a doctoral degree in cultural anthropology, and taught for some years in secular universities.  [...]

making ideas schtick

I lifted this holus-bolus from one of my favourite blogs called onmovements. So serious hat tip to the dudes there. But I thought it was well worth noting…

 
How do leaders avoid the Curse of Knowledge–that inability of experts to communicate their great ideas clearly? They can’t unlearn what they know. According to Chip [...]

the big issue of the century

Now we know for sure that things are heating up…

Seriously, I must admit to becoming increasingly gloomy and to feeling unnaturally apocaplyptic about this upcoming century. I have always felt that it was going to be one unbelievably difficult one. When we throw in runaway technology (future shock), massive geo-political shifts, people [...]

the new tribalism (part II)

Taking up where we left off in the last blog in this subject, we now stand in what has been called the postmodern period. And with the demise of the modern and the rise of the postmodern, the whole missionary deal has gone and shifted on us; we are now back on genuinely missional [...]

is it a bird??

Finally I have got my calendar feature operative. If anyone wants to track my movements, go can do so by clicking on ‘connect’ and the ‘calendar’. Wow! look at that man move! :-)  And while we are at admin stuff, we have changed the registration software and so all who want to keep [...]

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