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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
Communal Formation and Disciple Making as Systems
Update: Feb 4, 2009 (Thanks to input from Jeff, Prib, and Plock) Initial version Changes “discipleship” merged into “Disciples in Training” “conversion” –> “Trusting to repentance” corrected direction of disciplers-to-Disciples in Training influence arrow Initial version Changes added “perceived walk” … Continue reading
Identity of Church: by divine definition or human decision?
Inputs: Horrell, Viola, Isaiah 24-27, Sunday sermon 1/11 Who we are is a defined thing and the definition (laid down in the apostolic tradition comprised of the normative beliefs and practices in the New Testament) cannot be changed by our … Continue reading
Being the Loyal Opposition in the Institutional Church
Thoughts after reading the preface and introduction to Frank Viola’s Reimagining Church, in which he makes a case for church life outside the institutional church Regarding Viola’s assumption, that in the institutional church the structure should not be reformed or … Continue reading
The Necessary Primacy of Theology Proper in the Missiology-Ecclesiology Discussion
In the discussion regarding the relationship between missiology and ecclesiology, I am going to go off the rails and say that theology proper is the only primary theological element. Everything else is part of the web and in direct and … Continue reading
Are We Sacrificing the Mission of the Church for the Missions of Her Members?
As a body, the Church performs the work of her Head, receiving his instruction and being his presence in the world. Maturation occurs as the parts fulfill their proper functions in the presence of proper and adequate nutrition. Work and … Continue reading
