Posted on November 12, 2007 by orkindig
I just got back from Off the Map Live (Hear, Listen, Connect) and soon I’ll upload my photos of the event. Many have commented on what felt strange about seeing so many different kinds of people gathering to talk about Jesus and what following him should look like.
But that wasn’t the strangest thing to me. [...]
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Posted on November 11, 2006 by orkindig
Brian McLaren’s final speech was simply outstanding — here are my notes, expanded by my recollections a bit….
Brian: I believe the deepest question facing all Christians — the nagging question, is “is God really kind?”
The Bible helps us and also makes this more difficult for us to answer.
For example, Romans one tells us that God [...]
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Posted on November 5, 2006 by orkindig
Brian spoke for a few moments to open up the conference and I was fiddling with my computer to get ready to take notes, but I remember one really valuable thing: he said “imagine that all the people have their names written down on a sheet, and the column on the left is the good [...]
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Posted on November 5, 2006 by orkindig
Q from former youth pastor — What about the scriptures that say that the body has pastors, elders, leaders, etc. How do we reconcile those with the Revolution which seems to be abandoing those kinds of forms?
[Kindig: my notes are sketchy here someone, either George or the questioner, talks about how a Wolfgang Simpson book, [...]
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Posted on November 3, 2006 by orkindig
Here at the RevCon the first speaker was George Barna.
Here are my notes of his content, unnedited with my take…..>>>>>
Most Americans have always viewed the goal of life as ongoing shared experiences
We work to enjoy comfort and options and control in all facets of our lifee — including church.
Yes, there’s a revolution of faith — [...]
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Posted on November 3, 2006 by orkindig
If you aren’t kind you aren’t right. The jist of Brian McClaren’s opening remarks. After a year of work, I’m on holiday at the Revolution Conference..
I’ll keep you posted with my reactions.
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