This Sunday, (8/29) I’m hosting an open conversational space with Mark Scandrette, so if you are in or around Bellevue/Seattle you are welcome to join the missional banter. The grill, and condiments will be here, but food and drinks are up to those who show up. So bring something to share, and maybe a lawn [...]
Parish Collective The Parish Collective is getting ready to host three gatherings of in the Pacific Northwest (VancouverBC, Seattle, Portland). The gatherings are designed to draw communities of faith who are deeply committed to embodying the gospel ...
emergent village 2010 theological conversation I am so excited about the 2010 Emergent Village Theological Conversation. Like prior EV theological conversations, academic luminaries will enter into conversation with pastors – no notes, no papers delivered, no formality – simply a conversation ...
great TED talk on bridging Here's very helpful TED talk that takes the "networking" conversation in some very helpful directions. The presenter is Ethan Zuckerman. He studies how the world -- the whole world -- uses new media to share ...
back home Well, we're back and beginning to recover from jet lag after our first trip to the African continent. Lynette, Pascal and I got to spent the better part of July in Kenya, with a few ...
post-colonial writings of Musa Dube Been doing a bit of reading, exploring post-Christendom and post-colonial implications for mission and identity formation. I've been finding this reading to vital to my own development . . . as it drives home ...
transforming space into place You've got to check out this great video highlighting Portland's "intersection repair" project. This is such a cool example of neighbors, literally, taking back the the streets such that the individuals, community and the built ...