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My Love-Hate Relationship Being a “Presby�: Part 3 – The General Assembly – This is Not Just Another Boring Denominational Read! Really!!!

Today is my birthday. It is really not a big deal to me, and has never been for my entire life as best I recall. It is basically just another day. However, my birthday will be forever linked in my mind with the PC(USA)’s national gathering called the General Assembly because in 2001 I spent […]

My Love-Hate Relationship Being a “Presby�: Part 2 – Getting Inside the Mind of a Bureaucrat

Okay, I will now pick up what I started a few weeks ago. Go to archives for May 16 to read Part 1.
When I graduated from high school, I wanted to be attorney. It had absolutely nothing to do with making a difference or any of that other stuff. It was purely a financial / […]

Missional with a Capital “M� - Part 6

Here are the final quotes from Origins and Ethos.
“Have we asked, ‘who are the furtherest people from conversion?’ Who are those folks that come to Christ and we celebrate it?â€? – Erwin and Staff
“One fear I have from what I see, is that there is no sweeping movement of creation in the postmodern church. There […]

Missional with a Capital “M� - Part 5

I am nearing the end of the posts that are primarily quotes form Origins and Ethos. This entry and next will simply be those final quotes.
“Movements are sustained by having non-negotiables. If you have non-negotiables that means that everything else is negotiable.� – Erwin
“If you do not know what is most important to you, you […]

Missional with a Capital “M� - Part 4

I am writing this from Nags Head, NC where I am on vacation with my family. It has rained thus far, but rain on vacation, is better than sunshine off it! Or so THEY say.
This is Saturday evening. Tomorrow will be the first of two weeks for me to be away from Fountain Park, the […]