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I'm up to page 120 or so, plus some 25 pages at the back (appendixes, bibliography). I'm feeling pretty good about my thesis work. Of course it doesn't matter what I think; I'll be curious to see what my thesis advisor thinks. I'll know pretty soon.
It's been nice to be away and focused and to have access to a great library...but I miss home.
Speaking of which, I'll be home tomorrow night. We debated but thought it would be too much to to go Cultivate on Saturday, which is too bad. But I want to see Charlene and the kids.
David Fitch writes:
I’m in Stratford Ontario with Rae Ann and Max. Doing a little R&R and loving it. (I needed it). Tomorrow I am at Resonate Echo in Hamilton Ontario to talk and discuss a few things emerging, the challenges of pastoring in the hyper-modern post Christian cultures we find ourselves in. Hope to see some of you there.
I'll be there too. If you are in the area, hope you can make it.
The podcast of the Resonate ECHO with Brian McLaren is now online. Thanks to Jared Siebert for converting the cassette tapes to an MP3.
LinkDavid Fitch will be at FRWY.ca (a Resonate ECHO - free admission) to talk about the challenges of being a church planter and pastor in the cultures of post-modernity. In his book The Great Giveaway, David uses the current critique of modernity to uncover the ways traditional evangelicalism has been captured by the forces of modernity. The modern maladies of individualism, business like efficiency, me-centered gospel, and farmed-out justice are just a few symptoms of the “giveaway.” Fitch believes this captivity has not only made the church ineffectual amidst the breakdown of modernity but also allowed for its mission in Christ to be compromised in society.
How might the church “reclaim her mission in Christ” amidst these challenges? And what challenges does such a task pose for pastors and church planters? Fitch will present just a few insights from his book along with examples out of his own encounters in church planting and ministry.
He will address:
- The need to recapture community.
- The need for embodied witness.
- The need to make justice something we are.
David Fitch is the founding church planter of “Life on the Vine Christian Community” - an emerging church in the NW Suburbs of Chicago IL. He is affiliate professor of ministry, theology and ethics at Northern Seminary. And above all, even though by a freak of nature he was born in the US, he is a Canadian at heart having grown up in Hamilton ON. He has a terrific blog and is also a co-founder of up/rooted - a collaborative friendship of pastors engaging postmodernity in Chicago.
Resonate Echo w/ David Fitch
Tuesday, May 16 at 7:00PM
FRWY.ca (333 King Street East, Hamilton) - Get map
Free admission
Hosts: emergent Canada & Resonate ECHO
Guests: Brian McLaren, you
Date: Sat Apr 8th
Time: 7:30pm 'til we get tired
Where: Richview Baptist Church (1548 Kipling Avenue, Etobicoke, ON)
Added draw: fair trade refreshments
Cost: your time, energy
This relaxed, informal evening follows a full day of The Evolving Church Conference at Tyndale University. Brian, among others, is speaking at this event but we have enticed him to Richview with the promise of an armchair, good company and even better conversation. Although the format is still ... er ... liquid, we envision far more relational participation than hardcore lecture.
RSVP: Darryl Dash
Questions: Simon Goff or Darryl
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From Resonate ECHO: Bruxy Cavey:
On Monday, March 20th at 7:00pm we have Bruxy Cavey (from The Meeting House) doing a Resonate ECHO at the FRWY.ca cafe in Hamilton, ON.
ECHO was set up to be an ongoing series of conversations hosted by Resonate and our partners addressing this challenging context. The mix of themes is mission, worship, church, spirituality and Christianity in today's rapidly changing culture.
Bruxy will be talking about the concept of his new book, "The End Of Religion" (and will be doing a book signing party as well).
Coffee. Learning. Party.
Free admission. Light snacks and beverages provided.
Need directions to the cafe? Get map.
I had lunch with one of Canada's top podcasters on Monday. Tim Bailey is a guy with a sharp mind and good taste in computers (we strolled here where he encouraged me to buy this, but I resisted). Cool to hang out; getting together with guys like Tim is why I like Resonate so much.
(Met with him too a few weeks back but forgot to blog about it.)
We had a great time at the FRWY.ca Resonate gathering last night. My only complaint was that there were too many good people to talk to all at once. Cool to meet Erin, Dan, Tim, Rob Auld, Jared, Daniel. Adam, and others, as well as to reconnect with Vun, Pernell, and Jordon.
More pictures here. Fortunately this didn't happen again, but this did.
As previously advertised, there is a Resonate party taking place this Sunday night at FRWY. DJ Cliff will provide music and the coffee bar will be open, and we can chat via wifi or even in person if we so choose. Sunday at 8:00 p.m. - see you there.