Tuesday
Jan072003
Random Thoughts
Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at 11:13PM
A is for Abductive finally arrived today. It wasn't easy to get. I ordered it way back in June. At one point, Amazon.ca wrote and told me that it wouldn't be released, and they'd removed it from my order. It's out, and it's worth waiting for. It's nice to see Jordon mentioned in the dedication. I'm savoring this book. You can't do that with every book. This one won't be a speed read. I'm even enjoying the footnotes. The Fellowship - I read today that my denomination is moving to require all churches to hold to a complimentarian (read traditional) view of women in ministry, while allowing pastors the freedom to hold an egalitarian position, thus offending everyone. I'm more and more impressed with people who have the humility to allow others to disagree with them, rather than insisting on a consensus that doesn't exist. Honesty - Thanks to Vern Heidebrecht of Northview Community Church, Abbotsford for sharing honestly about his struggles in the latest issue of Christian Week. Vern's had some health problems over the past year, and the church has also experienced some hard times. Vern's observations are refreshingly authentic. He quotes Tozer: "Those whom God wants to use greatly he has to first hurt deeply." Blogs - Rachel's returned from vacation, and Bene Diction has a new domain name. Welcome back to both. Postmodernism - Jonathan Stuart Campbell, as quoted in A is for Abductive:
The postmodern crisis calls for nothing less than a complete repentance (metanoia) - a transformation of the mind and a thorough change of heart. The church must come to the harsh realization that in many ways the church has been influenced more by modernity than by the life of Jesus and the patterns of the early church. Therefore, renewal is not enough. Nothing less than a radical reorientation is needed for the church to break free from modern influences. Just as Gentiles can now receive salvation as Gentiles, so postmoderns have a right to be followers of Jesus, without having to become modernists or to become institutionalized.
Reader Comments (5)
I'm going to have to get that book! It's supposed to be good.
Regading the Fellowship thing. It seems like a good decision to me. They don't force Pastor's out but insist that churches be run in a way in which the huge majority of the Fellowship Pastors believe it should be. Do you think the few egalitarian Pastors will have the humility to abide by this decision?
I'm not sure it's a large majority. A similar motion at the last convention was split about 50-50. Yes, I'm sure many egalitarians will be willing to abide by the majority. I think my two questions are: 1) Why do we need uniformity on this issue? 2) Do we care about the women who are hurt by the traditional position?
I think that motion failed because it was poorly worded. I've spoken to many Complementarians who voted against it - the reasoning goes something like this: (A) to associate with FEBCC must adhere to its Statement of Faith and its bylaws (1)these include that
Was searching and found this blog and didn't even realize that I was quoted in this book... but now have a new book that my wife and I wrote: "THE WAY of JESUS: A Journey of Freedom for Pilgrims and Wanderers" by Jonathan S. Campbell with Jennifer Campbell ISBN 0-7879-7683-0