Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Thoughts on Christian Community: Intro
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I've been active in the Central Ohio Emergent Cohort for about three years now. We started meeting about once a month, discussing "emergent" books and authors like Brian McLaren and Rob Bell. We went to conferences together, we traveled to hear speakers, and we did a lot of sharing life - supporting one another, attending important events, and just having dinner and drinks as often as possible.
Its a small, autonomous community of people wrestling with God in every day life. About once a year, we try to step back, evaluate what we are doing, and talk with each other about where we are headed. Usually there are some small adjustments or additions made to the structure of the group.
We are planning to discuss the future direction of the cohort this Sunday in our weekly gathering. And I have a lot of different thoughts, emotions, fears, and excitement about where we are headed. I've had several blog posts percolating in the back of my mind for a few weeks, and so I thought I'd try to write them out this week to share with my friends in the community.
I intend to write something along these lines:
Part One: What I love about our community.
Part Two: How Emergent has changed the way I partake in community
Part Three: I'm still afraid of church
...and maybe more after that. Not sure :)
I've been active in the Central Ohio Emergent Cohort for about three years now. We started meeting about once a month, discussing "emergent" books and authors like Brian McLaren and Rob Bell. We went to conferences together, we traveled to hear speakers, and we did a lot of sharing life - supporting one another, attending important events, and just having dinner and drinks as often as possible.
Its a small, autonomous community of people wrestling with God in every day life. About once a year, we try to step back, evaluate what we are doing, and talk with each other about where we are headed. Usually there are some small adjustments or additions made to the structure of the group.
We are planning to discuss the future direction of the cohort this Sunday in our weekly gathering. And I have a lot of different thoughts, emotions, fears, and excitement about where we are headed. I've had several blog posts percolating in the back of my mind for a few weeks, and so I thought I'd try to write them out this week to share with my friends in the community.
I intend to write something along these lines:
Part One: What I love about our community.
Part Two: How Emergent has changed the way I partake in community
Part Three: I'm still afraid of church
...and maybe more after that. Not sure :)
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