Tag Archives: Nazarene

First Emergent Nazarene

I love this post by Thom Oord on the first emergent Nazarene!  (Many may be suprised to know that it is not me!)  It is a great example of the connection a lot of us feel to the “roots” of … Continue reading

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Response: Statement from Nazarene church on Emergent

I mentioned earlier this week the recently released statement from the Board of General Superintendents on the relationship of the Church of the Nazarene to the “emergent” church.  I have linked here back to it if you’d like to read … Continue reading

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Emergent Church statement from Nazarene church

The Board of General Superintendents of the Church of the Nazarene recently released this statement below regarding the “Emergent Church”.  I’d love to hear your thoughts on this statement, especially for those of you who have engaged in reading the … Continue reading

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Emergentia 09 report!

What a great event!  God is so good!  The second Emergentia event was a great opportunity to connect with old friends, make new friends, connect with God and to dive into the deepest questions of our hearts about ministry. The … Continue reading

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The Beautiful Story of Freedom

I’m back from an extended summer long blog fast and want to share this story and a couple questions with you… God has had me in the Exodus story for about a year now.  It all started with a devotional, … Continue reading

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Emerging Nazarene White Paper: A Few Words

The paper presented in the below post represents years of dialogue, new friendships, renewed passion in Christ and in the Nazarene church.  I hope that it is percieved in the spirit that it was written: with arms wide open for … Continue reading

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Emerging Nazarenes White Paper

Is There Room at the Table? Emerging Christians in the Church of the Nazarene A “White Paper” Submitted to the Board of General Superintendents in the hope of beginning a dialogue regarding the Emerging Church and its place in the … Continue reading

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Emergentia Introduction Remarks/Pics

I know that I’m super late on posting this, but wanted to follow through on my promise.  Below are the pics and text from my opening remarks at emergentia.  These in many ways, I believe, came out of the attitude … Continue reading

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Emergentia Report pt. 2

I wrote a brief summation report on emergentia… thought I’d share it here.  It’s not particularly beautiful, but it sums things up fairly well. Over 40 leaders from Nazarene churches around the USA gathered in Portland, Oregon this November for … Continue reading

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Emergentia report

Here’s my first “report” on the event.  This event was first dreamed up with a group I mentioned here.  You’ll recall seeing it develop more here and here.  I’ll be doing some more formal article type things and I’ll post … Continue reading

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