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My name is Laura and these are the wonderings of a theologically trained ponderer (me), writing out-loud, while working to help form her small corner of the church.Read more about Laura and the blog:
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Author Archives: Laura
Insight: Research Knowledge and Congregational Decision Making
In the education realm, practitioners can have a difficult time accepting the research knowledge produced by theorists: such knowledge is often seen as too basic and impractical, not related to the issues in the classroom. The relationship between pastors and … Continue reading
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Tagged congregational decision making, educational research, knowledge, leadership, planning, visioning
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Ecclesiology Wrap: August 29 to September 4
Exercising Authority without Exercising Authority: Alan Knox ponders Jesus teaching that his disciples “not exercise authority over one another” and asks, “How can we exercise authority without exercising authority? In other words, how can elders exercise authority over other followers … Continue reading
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Tagged authority, committees, fresh expressions, heresy, leadership, lectionary, Links, missional, red letter bible, sermon, wendell berry
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Is there a place for doctrinal clustering?
There has been some discussion of late concerning doctrinal taxonomies and the divisions that can occur (and have occurred) as a result. Much of the discussion has centered on whether or not it is biblical to separate over doctrinal disagreements. … Continue reading
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Tagged city church, denominationalism, division, ecumenism, mission, missional, second-order doctrines, theological triage, unity
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Accidental Ecclesiology: When
The when of the church has three aspects: linear (history), punctiliar (now-ness), and teleological (eternal when). The linear aspect runs from the beginning at Pentecost to the consummation of the Kingdom, the punctiliar aspect is the present moment, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged cultural influence, eschatology, kairos time, linear time, opportunity, punctiliar time
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Prone To Wander
Today’s post is an audio reflection flowing from Isaiah 44-45. [audio:Prone to Wander – 0831-2009.mp3] You can download the mp3 of Prone to Wander here (PC users right click and save as). Hymn quote in the mp3 is from “Come, … Continue reading
