Conference in January -- attend!
MISSIONAL LEARNING COMMONS
A collaborative day for missional churches and encouragement on how to incarnate the gospel
2010 MIDWEST NON-CONFERENCE: DEEPER CHURCHES
The Missional Learning Commons is a collaborative day for missional churches to exchange ideas, support, and encouragement about how to incarnate the gospel in their respective contexts. This year our theme is:
DEEPER CHURCH: CHURCHES AS WHOLE COMMUNITIES
JANUARY 8-9, 2010
COST
Free. Nobody is being paid to be here. Nobody is selling books. Just conspiring and collaborating together. You should come!
TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION
FRIDAY JAN 8 7-9PM:
Book Discussion: The Next Evangelicalism by Soong-Chan Rah
A theological and practical discussion about obtaining multi-ethnicity in the local church. Rah critiques the captivity of evangelicalism (even in its newer expressions like “emerging”) as captive to Western and white culture and argues for a way forward.
A theological and practical discussion about obtaining multi-ethnicity in the local church. Rah critiques the captivity of evangelicalism (even in its newer expressions like “emerging”) as captive to Western and white culture and argues for a way forward.
SATURDAY JAN 9 TOPICS:
Crucial Practices for Deeper Churches (Chris Smith/Ben Sternke)
How do Eucharist/worship and communal economics shape us into missional people and further God’s mission in our local communities?
How do Eucharist/worship and communal economics shape us into missional people and further God’s mission in our local communities?
Sharing a Deeper Gospel in Post-Christian Contexts (David Fitch/Jeremy Dowsett)
What does it look like to share the good news after evangelicalism? What kinds of practices, language, and metaphors does faithful evangelism in post-Christian settings call for?
What does it look like to share the good news after evangelicalism? What kinds of practices, language, and metaphors does faithful evangelism in post-Christian settings call for?
Should Deeper Churches Have Paid Staff? (Panel discussion)
What are the strengths and weaknesses of bi-vocational leadership in missional communities? What kinds of skills and practices make it viable over the long haul?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of bi-vocational leadership in missional communities? What kinds of skills and practices make it viable over the long haul?
How Can Deeper Churches Become Multi-Ethnic? (David Fitch)
Have white concerns and values shaped the missional/emerging movement? How can we move forward to more faithfully embody the Revelation vision of every tribe, nation, and tongue?
Have white concerns and values shaped the missional/emerging movement? How can we move forward to more faithfully embody the Revelation vision of every tribe, nation, and tongue?
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