PowerPoint slides for adult education course at Cornerstone Church.
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Loved David McCullough's voice (narrator of Ken Burns's The Civil War) reading his audiobook The Wright Brothers. Pleasant, not profound.
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"Someone who, through the force of their example, animated a desire to read more, study more and know more." http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/opinionator/2015/09/12/there-is-no-theory-of-everything/ …
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Rising Strong by @BreneBrown (Aug 2015) is a vivid, warm proposal for responding to disappointment and addressing conflict.
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Video which @PLeithart describes: Simon Chan, @FredFredSanders, Ephraim Radner, Tom Rausch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZOPrJnTRp8 … https://twitter.com/firstthingsmag/status/642352025934544897 …
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Between the World and Me, #2 on NYT Bestseller List of Hardcover Nonfiction, @tanehisicoates's reflection on race, was good education for me
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A matter here for @RichardHammar
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Oxford Academic @OUPAcademicJohn Oliver, televangelists, and the #IRS by @CardozoLaw prof. Edward Zelinsky http://oxford.ly/1JKYmZx #politics1 retweet0 favorites -
Watch the other BYU receiver hug the referee after he signals touchdown. http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=13592022 …
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42 year old pitcher Bartolo Colon doing his thing. http://m.mlb.com/news/article/147630622 …
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Crying my way through #9 NYT Sept 13 paperback nonfiction bestseller Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. Audiobook read by him is moving.
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BREAKING!! @espn calls the #BURoyals head shots the best amongst all college football teams! http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/13573538/schlabach-best-offseason-last-gasp-picks …
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.@runofplay on Jonathan Franzen, #Purity, and where real life fits in http://gran.tl/1UiWuzu
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Tullian Tchividjian Files for Divorce: lost his ministerial credentials earlier this month. @CTmagazine @tmorgan815 http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2015/august/tullian-tchividjian-files-for-divorce.html …
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"Why former 49er Chris Borland is the most dangerous man in football" http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13463272/how-former-san-francisco-49ers-chris-borland-retirement-change-nfl-forever …
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Simon Fowler (@sifowler) tweeting for The rWorld non-profit: Putting relationships at the heart of American life.
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Ruth Graham retweeted Oliver Roeder
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Oliver Roeder @olliecall and response.13 retweets21 favorites -
Satire: "Amazon's new internal EmpathyTrack enables employees to secretly report on colleagues’ lack of humanity." http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/amazon-chief-says-employees-lacking-empathy-will-be-instantly-purged …
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Karl Barth's lectures on Ephesians have been translated & are available for free download! https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/handle/10023/399 …
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"CCCU and Dissenters" from @scotmcknight http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2015/08/17/cccu-and-dissenters/ … citing @cgehrz
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Executives at Amazon worry about work-life balance and warehouse workers worry about physical health. @ezraklein http://www.vox.com/2015/8/17/9166023/new-york-times-amazon …
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"The reason we are here is to get stuff done, that is the top priority." Jeff Bezos, Amazon in The Everything Store. http://www.vox.com/2015/8/17/9166023/new-york-times-amazon …
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Ten tips for seminary students: http://bit.ly/1MuEoEv
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He says, “I was raised in a Catholic tradition. I'll start there,” and I think he means to *finish* there. But he’s delicate with Lovell.
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Amy Schumer: "I think people hate women… My experience has been sort of tricking people into listening." http://www.gq.com/story/amy-schumer-late-night-roundtable …
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Colbert: "take everything with gratitude. It doesn't mean you want it. I can hold both of those ideas in my head." http://www.gq.com/story/stephen-colbert-gq-cover-story …
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The Best of Times for Church Leaders https://willwillimon.wordpress.com/2015/08/16/the-best-of-times-for-church-leaders …
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Andy Rowell retweeted The New York Times
I'll assign today's article on http://Amazon.com when we talk about task vs. relationship in leadership.
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The New York Times @nytimesInside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace http://nyti.ms/1J9ODNu0 retweets1 favorite -
Powerful 6 minute story here: 'Running Away Is The Best Policy': Syrian Refugee Recalls Journey To Greece AUGUST 14, 2015 5:27 PM ET @npratc
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Miguel Cabrera started an untucking war with Jose Altuve (via @ZachJMayer) http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2015/8/14/9158255/jose-altuve-miguel-cabrera-uniforms-first-base-untuck-mlb-baseball … https://vine.co/v/epuBnVvBV2H
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New blog post: Summary notes of #GLS15 Session 1, @BillHybels The Intangibles of Leadership http://bit.ly/1IKTMqA
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"If there's laughter in the room, people will solve whatever problem is there, no matter how hard it is." – @edcatmull #leadership #GLS15
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"Don't just deliver, over-deliver!" – Jack Welch #GLS15
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"If you have a charismatic cause you do not have to be a charismatic leader." – Jim Collins #GLS15
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The key one is fifth from the left. @millinerd @JoelBGreen @brehmcenter @AndyRowell @james_ka_smith
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I'm just making the point here that Collins and Hybels describe leadership quite similarly to Northouse's textbook definition.
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"Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal" Northouse
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Willow Chicago @WillowChicago"Leadership is the art of getting people to do what must be done." @level5leaders #WillowChicagoGLS #GLS150 retweets1 favorite -
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@WarrenKinghorn FOLLOWS YOU
psychiatrist and theologian at Duke, co-director of the Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative at Duke Divinity School
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Ellevate Network, Ellevate Asset Management…past head of Merrill Lynch & Smith Barney ….past research analyst…..mom….crazed UNC…
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Andy Rowell retweeted steve carter
Good to see "vision" critiqued as "giving an inspirational speech" is most common poor understanding of leadership.
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steve carter @steveryancarterVision is not the core of leadership. Self sacrificing love will always be at the core of leadership. #GLS150 retweets0 favorites -
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"Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal" Northouse
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steve carter @steveryancarterwe define leadership as moving people from HERE to THERE. – @BillHybels #GLS150 retweets1 favorite -
How Ben Roethlisberger Grew Up and Became One of the NFL's Great Teammates http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2505720-how-ben-roethlisberger-grew-up-and-became-one-of-the-nfls-great-teammates …
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Howard Schultz: America Deserves a Servant Leader. President needs to be unifier and like Pope Francis. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/06/opinion/america-deserves-a-servant-leader.html … @lead2purpose
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Today @Zondervan @ZonderAcademic released these! @leithanderson thanks for believing in me & all you taught me.
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Eagles' Chip Kelly challenges NFL status quo on player acquisition, scheme, sports science, and practice techniques. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2511711-chip-kelly-and-his-relentless-assault-on-the-status-quo …
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"You're so…snooty! And look down on people!" "I think you mean I'm pretentious and condescending."
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"Black churchicality" is "an alternate mode of social life… a clearing." @jkameroncarter https://syndicatetheology.com/commentary/what-was-dylann-roof-shooting-at/ … @synd_theology
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Remember the Seattle boss who set a minimum salary of $70,000? Read about the unexpected consequences By @patcohennyt http://nyti.ms/1KEoQz3
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@HeatherVacek1 FOLLOWS YOU
Historian, theologian, @pghseminary, reader, writer, runner. Author of _Madness: American Protestant Responses to Mental Illness_ - …
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25 years later the stars of Friday Night Lights reunite to relive their story http://on.si.com/1U7jUnH
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Twitter wants to become more like Facebook, and it's a terrible idea http://bit.ly/1JSdG41
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BREAKING: Two Christian colleges-@EMU_News & @GOSHENCOLLEGE-to permit hiring of faculty who are in same-sex marriage http://bit.ly/1VlmTKM
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If you have been taken in by Rob Bell's mess, please kindly consider: http://www.academia.edu/2053275/The_Single_Individual_in_Ordinary_Time_Theological_Engagements_with_Sociobiology … See especially Moltmann quote on page 81.
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Former pastor Rob Bell's lecture tour quotes Chopra & Rumi; "maps Christian faith onto modern evolutionary science." http://www.religionnews.com/2015/07/28/rob-bells-everything-spiritual-tour-explores-evolution-universe/ …
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Twitter's changes http://ift.tt/1U6FNDV #textpatterns
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and just tweet as you would want tweeted unto you.
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On Twitter, I think it is best to be blissfully ignorant about who doesn't follows you, receive favorites as surprises,
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Mark Driscoll Confirms Move to Phoenix http://www.patheos.com/blogs/warrenthrockmorton/2015/07/27/mark-driscoll-confirms-move-to-phoenix/ …
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For book and movie recommendations for 10-, 7-, and 5- year olds, I have been helped by https://www.commonsensemedia.org/ and http://www.parents-choice.org/adv_search.cfm
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I have gotten all these movies via DVD from the Hennepin County public library.
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My favorite Apple thing (and I have had iPhones and MacBook) is the earbuds ("EarPods") which have survived much yanking & are comfortable.
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in order that we can look out and also that people can look into the Church.” Karl Barth, "Fragebeantwortung bei der Konferenz der WSCF."
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“The Church must be a building with many, many windows and doors on all sides, in order that people may go out and that people may come in,
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Perhaps Christians should see Facebook and LinkedIn as a tool for transparency so outsiders see you're NOT weird but trustworthy.
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On Facebook, I have labeled basically everyone as "acquaintance" so my timeline only shows me "big news." If you haven't, FB must be awful.
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On Facebook I'm conscious single people, parents of disabled kids, and the poor are pained by constant selective depictions of ideal family.
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Theory continued: On Facebook people are scanning for significant news about family/friends so opinions/resources appear narcissistic.
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Theory: There are more people on Facebook who are eager to hear from you. But there is also a higher chance you will annoy people there.
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E.g. Organization: TeamSnap app helpful. Stations and reps then fun in practices. Structure rotation of players for variety & winning.
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Finished coaching 9-10 year old baseball. Lessons: organization is crucial, communicate rationale for approach, structure around values.
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Also liked Selma, Mandela, Hannah Arendt. Intense: Whiplash, 12 Years a Slave, Birdman, Philomena, Her, Edge of Tomorrow, Boyhood, Ida.
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Pixar's Inside Out is a must see. Parents and 10-, 7-, 5- year olds enjoyed it.
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We enjoyed Begin Again (2013) by director of Once (2006) John Carney. Also Chef (2014), Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Museum Hours (2012).
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John Smoltz at Hall of Fame: "Baseball is not a year-round sport . . . Play other sports." http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/07/john-smoltz-warns-young-players-about-tommy-john-surgery-in-hall-of-fame-acceptance-speech … / Ditto all sports.
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Via Apple Contacts, one can still share contacts between Facebook and Gmail. http://blog.contactually.com/2015/05/3-facebook-contacts-workarounds-to-give-you-control-of-your-network/ … /Though I haven't tried it.
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Facebook friend suggestions are out of date stretches because it does not know who you currently email. Thus Facebook increasingly stagnant.
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So you can be emailing via Gmail or Outlook with a person frequently but LinkedIn and Facebook don't know. Or vice-versa. $ and privacy.
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So Facebook and LinkedIn don't allow you to export contacts. Nor can Facebook import contacts from Microsoft or Gmail. Silos, privacy, $.
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This website where you can paste in something in capitalized letters and it will change it to regular type is handy. http://convertcase.net/
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All of the lectures from #KBC2015 and #KBPC2015 are now up and available at http://av.ptsem.edu/
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If Wendell Berry wrote The Lord of the Rings Frodo would have never left the Shire.
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Divinity Dean Richard Hays Stepping Down Aug. 1; Professor Ellen Davis to serve as interim dean. http://bit.ly/1TM9ee2
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I must use cash for vacuuming the car, the ice cream truck, and a Craig's List purchase. That's it.
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That theory about birth order debunked for good: http://ow.ly/PQkRL http://fb.me/4sNXBKJnU
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James K.A. Smith retweeted LA Review of Books
In which I review Peter Harrison's recently published Gifford Lectures for @LAReviewofBooks:
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LA Review of Books @LAReviewofBooks"Just who stands to benefit from the narrative of a perennial conflict between Science and Religion? http://ow.ly/PNfJW2 retweets2 favorites -
Barth Conference June 21-22: Moltmann–pastoral election; Gregory–ethics as gratitude; Jennings–sad banking; Rutledge–a formed church.
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Expect National Association of Evangelicals president Leith Anderson to be realistic and candid in his counsel.
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Lesser leaders can lead paid staff, only great leaders can lead volunteers well.
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I recommend posthumous Feb 2015 Allure of Gentleness by Dallas Willard–his apologetics. Sad not to have his final edits but much wise here.
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Andy Rowell retweeted Brian Anderson
The Volunteer Church and Volunteering by @leithanderson and @foxjill are Aug 4 releases from @Zondervan.
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Brian Anderson @andersonbrian@leithanderson and @foxjill Congratulations on your new book!1 retweet3 favorites -
Recordings from the Karl Barth Conferences at Princeton Theological Seminary in June. http://av.ptsem.edu/ http://www.ptsem.edu/library/barth/events/ …
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If you are paying too much for your phone, switch over to @republicwirelss. I am heavy user and do $25 a month plan but usually pay $17.50.
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There is a new Google Calendar if you have iPhone or Android. http://www.google.com/calendar/about/ http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/google-calendar-for-iphone-more-ways-to.html …
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I highly recommend the free app @Podcast_Addict for podcasts if you are on Android.
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Interesting interview with Coursera founder and Stanford prof Daphne Koller on NPR's From Scratch by @JessGHarris. http://www.npr.org/series/126166186/from-scratch …
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YDS excited to welcome Dr. Willie Jennings to our faculty. Great addition! http://notesfromthequad.yale.edu/notes/2015-07-17-110000/prize-winning-theology-and-race-scholar-willie-jennings-joining-yds-faculty …
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Wishing my beloved advisor Willie Jennings every blessing as he prepares to leave Duke for @YaleDivSchool.
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Meanwhile, back home, some good news about a bad story: http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/disabled-undercover-cop-waits-for-robbers-in-vancouver-but-only-finds-kindness …
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I liked PLANT a lot – a web comedy about church planting – and they're fundraising for season 2! http://ow.ly/PJFpq
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Public Radio show producer and host of From Scratch, a show about the entrepreneurial life
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Declaring What She Sees: Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman https://willwillimon.wordpress.com/2015/07/16/declaring-what-she-sees-harper-lees-go-set-a-watchman …
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Sketch of Brooks's religious background is at: http://www.aleteia.org/en/society/article/is-david-brooks-converting-to-christianity-5844469127577600 …
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Most of Brooks's examples are Christians & quotes Tim Keller, James D. Hunter, and Charles Taylor. Background is observant conservative Jew.
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Brooks's previous book Social Animal drew upon social science literature; this time history. He is a seeker–searching, recently divorced.
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. . . Frances Perkins, Dwight Eisenhower, Dorothy Day, A. Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin, Johnny Unitas, and Joe Namath.
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In Road to Character, David Brooks seeks moral lessons from: Augustine, Montaigne, Samuel Johnson, George Eliot, George Marshall, . . .
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Authority, #Mission, and Institution: Matthew 28.18-20 in Karl #Barth's Doctrine of Baptism: https://www.academia.edu/7630594/Authority_Mission_and_Institution_A_Systematic_Consideration_of_Matthew_28.18-20_in_Karl_Barths_Doctrine_of_Baptism … via @academia
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Discipleship is stunted unless it includes both the centripetal phase of worship and the centrifugal phase of mission. Avery Dulles
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Republic Wireless’s Next Target: Data ‘Breakage’ http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/07/07/republic-wirelesss-next-target-data-breakage/ …
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“The best thing you’ll read all day,” “This is a must-read,” “The seven books you should read this summer,” etc. = “I don’t read very much.”
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Lester Ruth (@jl_ruth) gets some well-deserved recognition: "Yes, Jesus Has Always Been Our Boyfriend" via@CTMagazine http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2015/june/under-discussion-yes-jesus-has-always-been-our-boyfriend.html?share=eofyWo3Lp2G24O76b3JXJTwECZLMDccI&&visit_source=twitter …
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9 minute film of life-story of Jan Hus for 600th anniversary of his death July 6 by Hussite Museum, Czech Republic. https://vimeo.com/130072911
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Notre Dame may have known of John Howard Yoder's sexual harassment, ignored it http://ncronline.org/news/accountability/allegations-sexual-harassment-against-john-howard-yoder-extend-notre-dame …
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Episcopal Church elects Michael Curry first black presiding bishop: http://www.religionnews.com/2015/06/27/episcopal-church-elects-michael-curry-first-black-presiding-bishop/ … @RNS
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At the book release for John Webster's festschrift, 'Theological Theology', with editors Sarisky, Nelson, & Stratis.
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It's official! Starting July 1, I'm a Visiting Professor of Theology for Fuller Seminary, a 3 year position based in @FTS_Sacramento
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United Theological Seminary Welcomes New Faculty http://omkt.co/AAE7jE via @PRWeb Good to see two friends here!
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Pursuing our own integrity with different ideas, along different paths: "@fullerseminary and Me" http://www.jrdkirk.com/2015/06/29/fuller-and-me/ …
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The @booksandculture Historical Adam Symposium is available now. A lot worth reading here. http://bit.ly/1JjdLzZ
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"Business critics say Twitter is falling because the suits don’t know what do to with the service. In…" http://tmblr.co/ZA1xby1oLIPWk
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You followed Shit Academics Say and Trevor Martindale
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Baseball has changed because of statistical analysis. Data analysis will grow in importance in churches and theological education as well.
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I recommend "How Google Works" even if you have to constantly remember this is a rather unique company. Themes: ideas matter, great people.
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The #BenedictOption discussions have begun. Something radically different for a radically different world: http://goo.gl/QfKgnK
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Musing about the "Benedict Option" and Christian sexual ethics after #SCOTUSMarriage: http://spiritualfriendship.org/2015/06/27/the-benedict-option-and-the-dazzled-pagan-eye/ …
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Thanks to @ptseminary and the #KBC2015 for recordings of the live stream! http://www.ustream.tv/channel/princeton-theological-seminary-channel …
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This was a hilarious moment during Bruce McCormack's lecture today. #KBC2015
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kessia reyne @kreyneA revered theologian pauses in his really deep lecture. A voice from the audience is heard: "I'm sorry, I didn't quite get that." It's Siri.6 retweets21 favorites -
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Barth On Christology’s ‘Identity Problem’ https://theologyoutofbounds.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/barth-on-christologys-identity-problem/ … #KarlBarth
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Karl Barth Conference: Karl Barth and the Gospels @ptseminary #KBC2015 Streaming Live: http://av.ptsem.edu/live/ #KBC2015
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Billy Graham's grandson steps down from Florida megachurch after admitting an affair http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/06/21/billy-grahams-grandson-steps-down-from-florida-megachurch-after-admitting-an-affair/ …
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Five good, and tough!, questions for me from @MrJoshuaRogers and @BoundlessTeam — http://www.boundless.org/blog/five-questions-with-bestselling-author-andy-crouch/ …
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Sheryl Sandberg reflects well thirty days after her husband's death: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155617891025177&set=a.404308695176.365039.717545176&type=1&permPage=1 …
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passionate about creating an integrated system of theogical education and always trying to find a better way to do something
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Christian theologian and instructor in theology, church history, and religion in western Washington | PhD, University of Aberdeen
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For a beautiful read, read @winbassett on using poetry while working as a hospital chaplain. http://www.poetryfoundation.org/article/250578?Src=longreads# …
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Today Wheaton College announced it has removed Dennis Hastert from center named after him http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/05/29/after-indictment-dennis-hastert-steps-down-from-wheaton-colleges-hastert-center-board/ …
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RT BREAKING: Swiss Police confirm that, when arrested, all seven FIFA officials threw themselves on the ground and pretended to be injured.
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"Silicon Valley’s religion has a clear eschatological vision of the future-a vision of increasing dematerialization." http://marginalia.lareviewofbooks.org/the-vibrant-religious-life-of-silicon-valley-and-why-its-killing-the-economy-by-samuel-loncar/ …
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Lots of great responses from @timkellernyc in his question and answer session on Twitter today on preaching.
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"Grace works." These beautiful words were spoken to me on the telephone today by my friend, brother and mentor. Thanks Jay Kesler. @yfcusa
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See also the recent discussion between @JohnPiper, @ajwtheology, and @DrTomSchreiner http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/should-a-woman-preach-next-sunday … All rides on 1 Tim 2:12.
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"he too had never seen civil disagreement on a matter of importance in the university classroom." Carl Trueman, http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2015/05/in-praise-of-the-dying-art-of-civil-disagreement …
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Historian Elesha Coffman correctly exegetes 1 Cor 9: All Things to All People? it’s explicitly evangelistic http://www.christianitytoday.com/gifted-for-leadership/2015/may/all-things-to-all-people.html … @GFLblog
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A new but typical application of complementarian position, which rests as usual entirely on 1 verse: 1 Tim 2:12.
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J.D. Greear @jdgreearCan women teach in the church? http://buff.ly/1Q1oqQQ0 retweets0 favorites -
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"Grudem is ready to throw the Nicene faith overboard, if only he can keep his complementarianism" http://steverholmes.org.uk/blog/?p=7507 via @SteveRHolmes
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Film clips from @BreneBrown by @twotp prior to April 2011 about returning to church. http://www.theworkofthepeople.com/jesus-wept http://www.theworkofthepeople.com/grace-is-not-attractive …
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Excited to read: Becoming the Gospel: Paul, Participation, and Mission (The Gospel and Our Culture Series) May 6, 2015 by Michael J. Gorman
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Big news at Eerdmans: welcoming James Ernest. Introducing the Next Eerdmans Editor in Chief http://wp.me/p1cJiv-3oe via @eerdmansbooks
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Theologian @JonRCoutts reviews Disunity in Christ by @CSCleve of @BethelU @DukeDivinity at @Reformation21 http://www.reformation21.org/articles/disunity-in-christ.php …
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Many of us at @BethelSeminary attend and enjoy @wcagls Global Leadership Summit. It and http://seminary.bethel.edu/academics/st-paul-programs/transformational-leadership/ … used to have formal tie.
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"Go where leadership is taught." @BillHybels along with biblical, theological, spiritual formation = @BethelSeminary
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U2 and B.B. King "When Love Comes to Town" 1988 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRHV-HWhqWQ … and May 15, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzZvezvpoXc … @Overstweet @danielsilliman
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One of my favorite Twitter friends @danielsilliman chronicles B.B. King's conflicted relationship with Christianity.
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Daniel Silliman @danielsillimanOn at least one occasion B.B. King recalled singing a spiritual song, changing the word “my Lord” to “my baby” http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/05/15/how-the-church-gave-b-b-king-the-blues/ …0 retweets0 favorites -
Gregory wanted monks for church leadership because of their integrity but had to teach them how to navigate its complexity. @GDemacopoulos
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Demacopoulos did excellent translation of Gregory the Great's classic "The Book of Pastoral Rule." Bio will be good.
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George Demacopoulos @GDemacopoulosMy next book (a biography of Gregory the Great) has made it Amazon pre-order: http://www.amazon.com/Gregory-Great-Ascetic-Pastor-First/dp/0268026211/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1431908622&sr=1-3&keywords=demacopoulos …0 retweets1 favorite -
What was God doing before creation? Making a hell for those who pry. – Calvin http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/institutes.iii.xv.html … from Augustine http://www.ccel.org/ccel/augustine/confessions.xiv.html …
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President Resigns at Northwest Nazarene U. After No-Confidence Vote http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/jp/president-resigns-at-northwest-nazarene-u-after-no-confidence-vote … and http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2015/may/christian-college-president-resigns-tom-oord-evolution.html … @CTmagazine @Mepaynl
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Yes, David Bentley Hart's comments here zing with his usual verbal flair–this time defending universalism.
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David Congdon @dwcongdonDB Hart's comments on this post have given me new respect for him. Apparently he's also translating the NT! https://afkimel.wordpress.com/essential-readings-on-universalism/ …1 retweet2 favorites -
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Dad, husband, and 44th President of the United States. Tweets may be archived: http://wh.gov/privacy .
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Dean announces @CSCleve appointed associate professor of the practice of reconciliation and the director of @dukecfr http://bit.ly/1dZt2Lt
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Andy Rowell retweeted Christianity Today
Rich article here with lots of statistics and data to ponder.
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Christianity Today @CTmagazinePew: Evangelicals stay strong as Christianity crumbles in America over past seven years http://bit.ly/1EyLuQv0 retweets1 favorite -
Andy Rowell retweeted Sharon Hodde Miller
Yes, be "brave" about the right things in the right way, not just going off. Similarly, "lean in" rightly.
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Sharon Hodde Miller @SHoddeMillerThe Dumbing Down of "Brave" – my latest for @CT_women http://www.christianitytoday.com/women/2015/may/dumbing-down-of-brave.html …0 retweets1 favorite -
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An opportunity here to hear Tim Keller's one hour seminar on preaching.
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% of Americans who are Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran fall; nondenominational Protestants grow: http://pewrsr.ch/1PC1ozX
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December 2014 column from outgoing ESPN ombudsman about ESPN's preference for entertainment over journalism (truth). http://espn.go.com/blog/ombudsman/post/_/id/501/serving-sports-fans-through-journalism …
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Phil. 4:8 — the social media version (edited and improved)
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A prayer of lament from Baltimore resident @RebekahAEklund : http://ow.ly/MyZ6H
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.@sherylsandberg posts a sad but lovely farewell to her late husband, @davegoldberg. https://www.facebook.com/sheryl/posts/10155493238390177 …
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Dear church leaders: @civarts is offering scholarships for you to attend this year's conference. @AndyRowell @cicw
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“Theological Police”? Paleo Evangelicals and Ben Carson http://ow.ly/MwsYq my latest at the Anxious Bench
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Updated: Dave Goldberg died of head trauma and blood loss, according to a Mexican government spokesman http://nyti.ms/1IbBNie
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In lieu of an essay about conversion to Catholicism or Orthodoxy: All I Really Need to Know I Learned from… http://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2015/04/all-i-really-need-to-know-i-learned-from-evangelicalism …
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"The spark of life is movement, color, love." Alessandro Giuliani, aesthetics professor (Mark Helprin, A Soldier of the Great War, 45). @ahc
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.@UCBerkeley finds high levels of depression among graduate students: http://bit.ly/1yS111S
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Q is next week in Boston! A friend is speaking and asked for advice—here's my reply. http://andy-crouch.com/extras/q_tips
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News! I'm joining the faculty at Duke Divinity as Assoc. Professor of the Practice of Reconciliation & Dir. of the Center for Reconciliation
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Evangelism is every leader's job. Here's how to do it well: http://s.hbr.org/1Gf7jpp @GuyKawasaki
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"Don't think of them as kids, think of them as little human startups." Dying. #veep
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Watch the 2015 MLK Lecture with Professor James H. Cone: https://youtu.be/ziEGUYKkVGY
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I got a little obsessed with the phrase "No, totally": http://nyr.kr/1ah07R4
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Home, the new album from @JoshGarrels is out today on iTunes & NoiseTrade https://itun.es/us/DtJa6
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My kids were mostly interested in *playing* basketball next to the TV r lil worried about tough kids at school who are big Wisconsin fans.
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We enjoyed the Duke win but we usually cheer for the underdog so understand the many annoyed. Games are close. Players are kids.
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Not to mention: Philippians 2:12-13 "continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you."
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So this tweet wrong: @PastorTullian Apr 4 When Martin Luther was asked what we contribute to our salvation, he said, “Sin and resistance.”
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. . . and outwardly and publicly, before men and according to the judgment of men by works" (Barth, IV/2, 525). [2 of 2]
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Luther speaks of "a twofold justification, inwardly in the spirit and before God only by faith; . . . [1 of 2]
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[On justification and sanctification], "Luther himself [speaks]… with the same kind of two-sidedness as… Calvin" (Barth, IV/2, 525).
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Righteousness is endlessly complicated. http://bit.ly/1BsRzMN #KendrickLamar
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I think biblical concept is not "self-love" but sabbath–strict 1/7th self-care (Deut 5:15) interrupted for occasional emergency (Mt 12:12).
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Barth (with Luther and Calvin; contra Tertullian, Chrysostom, Augustine, Aquinas) says we are not commanded to love ourselves (I/2, 387-88).
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Great interview with @QCook323 on Dan Patrick Show today http://www.danpatrick.com/?s=quinn+cook
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"Baseball is struggling to hook kids" http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/baseballs-trouble-with-the-youth-curve–and-what-that-means-for-the-game/2015/04/05/2da36dca-d7e8-11e4-8103-fa84725dbf9d_story.html …? / I'm coaching 3rd-4th graders. Teaching them @ practice, failure, high fives.
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The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene (1940) probes priest's role (service vs. purity); 1920-30 persecution of Catholic church in Mexico.
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I recommend Small Victories (2014) by @AnneLamott for its many vernacular depictions of why the good news is good news.
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Preaching after Easter – Part 1 http://wp.me/p2vVa8-lL
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RT @bradleypenner: Good article on the Barth Wars between McCormack and Hunsinger. http://www.firstthings.com/article/2015/04/barth-wars …
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Before you watch #WolfHall on #MasterpieceTheater, read my piece on how it distorts history – at @washingtonpost http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/04/05/how-wolf-hall-will-entertain-millions-and-threaten-to-distort-history-in-the-process/ …
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We liked the contemplative unharsh "Museum Hours" (from library) recommended by @Overstweet http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lookingcloser/2014/01/overstreets-favorite-films-2013/ … http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2013/october-web-only/nothing-better-than-real-thing.html?paging=off …
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When Pope Francis comes to Congress, lawmakers will be expecting Santa Claus. What they'll get is John the Baptist.
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great piece on the best worship music you've never heard by @wenreagan in @CTmagazine http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2015/april/best-worship-music-you-wont-hear-on-christian-radio.html?share=rLLFuJkSSSvETynEomdr3tm8DAS46%2byt&&visit_source=twitter …
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Male execs didn't like first personal computer because it had a keyboard and typing was considered women's work. @WalterIsaacson Innovators
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Please pray for Andy Stanley as he prepares my next sermon.
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We're having a special outreach for Palm Sunday. Bring a frond.
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Here's my Sunday column, which may startle regular readers: I rise in defense of evangelical Christians: http://nyti.ms/1yniycy
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Looking for a reporter focusing on American Christianity. @RNS is hiring! http://www.religionnews.com/about/careers/
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Key to academic writing. Pull out wand & turn scary prof-in-your-head into a toddler throwing a temper tantrum. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fbXS1polkQA …
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AMBS accepts responsibility for John Howard Yoder's sexual abuses, apologizes to victims http://www.elkharttruth.com/living/faith/2015/03/22/Anabaptist-Mennonite-Biblical-Seminary.html … /via @jamesdpitts
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"Cattywampus, onomatopoeia and antidisestablishmentarianism." Wisconsin players have fun w/ stenographer at presser. http://es.pn/1AYSq8Q
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Singing in the first person: on “I” and “we” in worship http://bit.ly/1H96IuO
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Lyle Schaller loved and shaped churches of America. Wrote 100 books. #1 church consultant. Read my CT tribute: http://bit.ly/1H2t6SW
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Reading Backwards with Richard Hays – Brief Reflections (Gupta) http://wp.me/p2Rhc-1FO
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In our next cover story, Jeffrey Goldberg explores the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe. http://theatln.tc/1AtkWyY
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THIS JUST IN: 49ers LB Chris Borland tells @OTLonESPN that he is retiring, says he fears brain injury. » http://es.pn/1LlgcG6
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.@mrianleslie's piece on Doug Lemov and teaching is too good to excerpt. Read the entire thing. http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/mar/11/revolution-changing-way-your-child-taught …
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YES, here it is: Lila honored with the National Book Award: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/13/books/lila-by-marilynne-robinson-honored-as-top-fiction-by-national-book-critics-circle.html?_r=0 …
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I thought Lila by Marilynne Robinson was more accessible and enjoyable than I remember Gilead and Home–the first 2 of the trilogy–being.
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I've got some tough news, junior. Grandma's personal brand was retired today. Let's remember all the relevant content she aggregated for us.
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I made a browser extension that replaces the “What’s happening?” question on Twitter’s text field:
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Follower of Christ, Husband, Worship Arts Pastor at City Church in Minneapolis, Songwriter, Coffee Enthusiast, St. Louis Cardinal and…
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Richly deserved. Jean Vanier, friend of the disabled, living saint if you ask me, wins the Tempeton Prize. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/11/jean-vanier-templeton-prize_n_6842884.html …
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The terrible loneliness of growing up poor in Robert Putnam’s America: http://wapo.st/1x0H6Y1
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My new book OurKids: The American Dream in Crisis is out today. Many thanks for your tweets. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1476769893/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER …
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RT @roddreher Daniel Taylor's novel of ideas 'Death Comes for the Deconstructionist" is very, very good — and important. / @BethelU proud.
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My More magazine story on Nadia Bolz-Weber @sarcasticlutheran was just named best magazine article/Wilbur Awards: http://bit.ly/1xXb7rW
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Who to follow on Twitter: those who recommend quality resources and keep self-promotion low. Bonus: reads tweets so gets Twitter, expertise.
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If you don't like Twitter, look through the people I follow and try some of them. I recommend them.
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When people post great links on Facebook, I comment: "Try Twitter. You'd like it." Facebook=personal updates. Twitter=ideas/resources.
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A Beginning Song by @TheDecemberists @colinmeloy http://youtu.be/Cm6xtkX_Dvs / I think it's about longing for contentment around so much good.
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BIG NEWS: Quest Church has purchased the building formerly known as Mars Hill Church. Join us in support and prayer: http://wp.me/pT6R-34F
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Fred Craddock, influential homiletics prof, died today. @ChristianCent had a good story on him just last month: http://www.christiancentury.org/article/2015-02/people-s-preaching-class …
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.@DecentFilms @AndyRowell Starting the Chronicles of Narnia in chronological order is like watching Star Wars starting w/ Episode I
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Low #expectations, however well-meaning, can end up confining & restricting both typical kids & kids w/ #disabilities http://ow.ly/JVTwk
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Fred Craddock at around 11 am on this day. We will continue to honor his life and work.
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Below are some notes on the connected organizations associated with Mike Breen's LifeShapes and huddles: 3DM, The Order of Mission (TOM), the Covenant Kingdom Network (CKN), and Network Church Sheffield (NCS). Corrections welcome.
History:
In a book chapter, Bob Whitesel tells some of the history of St. Thomas' Anglican Church in Sheffield, England out of which this movement emerged based on interviews with Mike Breen, Paddy Mallon, Bob Hopkins, Mal Calladine, Mick Woodhead, and Paul Maconochie in June 2007; and Jo Saxton in June 2011:
Whitesel, Bob. "St. Tom's: From Gathered to Scattered." In The Gospel after Christendom: New Voices, New Cultures, New Expressions, edited by Ryan K. Bolger, 291-302. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2012.
Whitesel also writes that "Dr. Eddie Gibbs has been involved as a member and board member of St. Thomas' for over two decades."
Ryan Bolger summarizes the chapter this way in the introduction of the book:
In chapter 24, Bob Whitesel analyzes St. Thomas’ Anglican Church in Sheffield, England, specifically focusing on the impact that losing their venue had on the congregation. This church grew into the largest Anglican church in England in a fairly brief period, and Whitesel’s essay examines the nature of that growth. The church is a local ecumenical project, in this case a Baptist and Anglican church yoked together. When Mike Breen joined the church in 1993, significant changes came to the community. He created a program called Lifeshapes as well as small groups where primary discipleship happened. Groups of three to seven small groups formed clusters, and these extended families created a midsize space between the small group and the larger congregation. It is at the cluster level where most growth occurred. In 2000, St. Tom’s moved into The Roxy nightclub. Many unchurched joined at that time. They met twice each Sunday at The Roxy and once at St. Thomas’ Crookes parish. Multiple subcongregations developed. The next year, The Roxy was condemned, and they had to find a new venue rather quickly. Seventeen cluster groups began to meet weekly all over Sheffield. After a year, they grew to thirty-five clusters with 2,500 members, most under the age of forty. Clusters developed their own culture and leadership. Eventually they created nine celebrations, all distinct, around Sheffield. They soon moved into a huge warehouse, and the numbers of meetings contracted at that point. During the church’s history, the quickest growth happened when they lost their venue, but the community continues to grow.
Ryan Bolger, "Introduction," The Gospel after Christendom: New Voices, New Cultures, New Expressions, (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2012), xli.
Whitesel and Bolger report that they have not continued to study 3DM since this research in 2007-2011.
What is 3DM?
3DM primarily does consulting on how to use Mike Breen's LifeShapes and huddle materials. For example, it will coach 7 people for $9,240 per year. The organization 3DM has their own publishing wing 3DM Publishing. An emphasis in Breen's materials is "family on mission: "3DM functions as a 'family business.'" Breen and his wife and a lot of their children and sons and daughters in law were on staff at 3DM. (This link is still live [now removed Aug 18, 2015] but it is not linked to from the main 3DM website). Breen began his work in the United Kingdom and then brought it on the United States. An entry on “missional community” in Wikipedia says:
“In the mid 2000s this model of church began to spread to the United States. Early pioneers in this movement, such as Community of Joy in Phoenix, Arizona, Norman Community Church in Norman, Oklahoma and Trinity Grace in New York City were some of the first American churches to embrace this structure.”
But Walt Kallestad who is the current pastor of Community of Joy, and published Passionate Church and Passionate Life together with Mike Breen, does not seem to have carefully continued using Breen’s special terminology of huddles and LifeShapes. There does not seem to be any reference to Breen or 3DM now on the Community of Joy website. Breen seems to have preached there and been a pastor there in 2007.
Norman Community Church looks like they do the 3DM model to some extent. They link to 3DM but also other places like Bethel Church in Redding, CA which used to be part of the Assemblies of God so Norman looks like it draws from independent movements of all sorts.
3DM claims to have partnerships says it "works alongside and partners with" organizations including Wheaton College and Northern Seminary. Breen taught one summer course at Wheaton (summer 2013) the syllabus which has now been removed. [Correction 9/20/2015: Wheaton College does partner with 3DM by giving 3DM staff a discount and credits for some of their work at 3DM]. Northern Seminary people say they do not have a future relationship with 3DM.
What is The Order of Mission?
Breen had also founded a Church of England "3rd order" non-profit registered in Pawley’s Island, South Carolina and the United Kingdom [the contact info for TOM is now Simpsonville, SC and Denmark. "Pawley's Island" has mostly been removed from the 3DM website so no location for 3DM is visible- August 18, 2015] called The Order of Mission (TOM). The Order of Mission is a "third order" or "Acknowledged Community" which at its founding received some kind of formal blessing from the Church of England [link removed – revised TOM history now at TOM history August 18, 2015] "In April 2003 (6th) The Order of Mission was inaugurated by the then Archbishop of York, David Hope." Here is a list of other Anglican "orders" (which means they have include vows) including it.
TOM and 3DM are very closely linked [link removed. TOM links to 3DM regarding a book – Aug 18, 2015] as both were headed by Breen and based in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. 3DM markets the LifeShapes material of Breen and The Order of Mission takes as its “rule” the LifeShapes.
"As an Order we have committed to a rule or pattern for life that has at its core the vision of embracing a life that is simple, pure and accountable so that the mission of God is not hindered. The pattern we have chosen to use to help us live this way is called Lifeshapes. Lifeshapes Lifeshapes is a set of practical tools for missionary living grounded in biblical insights that enables Order members to live the TOM way. Lifeshapes is not a philosophy or a programme, but rather concepts that embody what it is to be a follower of Jesus and to pattern our lives after him. Lifeshapes are powerless unless put into practice and it is expected that an Order member will be well grounded in their use."
TOM's "Leadership and Accountability" [updated link to TOM "Leadership"] and constitution [link to it removed – Aug 18, 2015] say "Accountability to the wider church is maintained through Visitors to the Order" but there is no list of who these people are. The Visitors used to be listed (June 2014) at the founding church's (St Thomas’ Church Sheffield-Philadelphia) website but they were all retired and not in the positions anymore where they were listed: "TOM is held accountable to the wider church by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, David Coffey, President of the World Baptist Alliance, Eddie Gibbs, Professor of Church Growth, Fuller Seminary and Kent Hunter, President of Church Doctor Ministries."
Neither 3DM nor The Order of Mission are members of the ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability).
Transitions in 3DM, TOM, and Network Church Sheffield (April 2014-March 2015)
There has been a lot of transition in the last year in 3DM and TOM and Network Church Sheffield circles.
Prior to April 2014, Paul Maconochie announced that he would step down as Senior Leader of the the founding church in the UK for 3DM in the summer of 2014. It is called the Network Church Sheffield and consists of two sites or "bases": St Thomas’ Church Philadelphia, Sheffield and King's Centre Christian Church, Sheffield. Maconochie relates how he had attempted to balance his work with the church with his work with 3DM UK between 2011-2014. In that resignation letter, Maconochie tells some of the history of the church and 3DM. Maconochie had been full-time at the church prior to 2011 but then went part-time to start 3DM. "Rich Robinson and I were released from our church role part-time, to set up '3-Dimensional Ministries' (3DM) as a separate ministry so that churches that we train and coach pay for this instead of our church effectively paying by donating our time while paying our stipend . . . I remained the Senior Leader, with my role being to hold the overall vision of the church." He mentions also: "We developed the idea of a church network called 'the Covenant Kingdom Network' (CKN) as a response to churches that say to us: 'we want to be one with you.'" But later, he says he stepped back from his work with 3DM UK to attend to the church because it was not doing well. Among other issues of communication, there was "a lot of strain on our finances, which were also affected by the end (in 2011) of a 4-year period of external funding from the USA ." To give more time to helping the church, Maconochie writes, "I significantly reduced my time working for 3DM UK in order to increase my time working for the church again. I also stepped down as a director of 3DM UK." Maconochie gave this explanation of the relationship between the church (Network Church Sheffield) and its partners.
We have also unanimously renewed our commitment to be a part of the wider movement
which grew out of this church, alongside The Order of Mission, the Covenant Kingdom
Network and 3DM. Within this context we want to continue to recognise Mike Breen as the
overall spiritual leader of this movement. Mike does not have the authority to make decisions
about the running of Network Church Sheffield, but he does have similar authority to other
non-executive Board Members to speak into our church life, and operates alongside the
Baptist Regional Minister, Graham Ensor, the Bishop of Sheffield and our House Church
Representative, Ray Booth. As a leadership team we consult with all of these leaders and
allow them to speak into the way we operate.Later he mentions that the church is consulting with what he called above non-executive Board Members: "We are in discussion with the Bishop of Sheffield, who is working on a way to easily recognise these potential new Bases from a C of E point of view, and with Graham Ensor the Baptist Regional Minister, who is looking at ways to help us financially with these plants. He has offered fund-matching from the Yorkshire Baptist Association to help us financially with each new Base we plant!"
In another April 16, 2014 post, it is again made clear that the four-person Executive Team board or "The Strategic Leadership Team" merely consults with the denominational representatives. "The Strategic Leadership Team relate to all three of our denominational streams through regular meetings with Bishop Steven, Graham Ensor the Baptist Regional Minister and Ray Booth representing the House Church stream."
After explaining this history and the changes that had been made over the years at the church, Maconochie announces that he will be leaving in the summer of 2014.
However in all of this, it has increasingly been a question for me whether I am supposed to
lead this next phase or give my time to the building of the wider movement. It feels that this
'Network Church Sheffield Senior Leader' role needs someone who is focussed much more
on Sheffield and much less on the national and international networks and movement.In a subsequent message on April 3, 2014, Maconochie clarifies his plan "to move in July from leading Network Church Sheffield to overseeing the wider network of churches that have connected with us."
On April 29, 2014, the Network Church Sheffield appointed new leaders Peter & Anne Findley to replace Maconochie. "They are leaders within the Covenant Kingdom Network, and the Order of Mission."
In July 2014, Maconochie moved to Grace Gathering, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA to oversee leadership development and to also work with 3DM Networks USA and under the reorganization continues as head of the executive team of 3D Movements.
In April 2014, the council of elders at North Heights Lutheran Church (Arden Hills and Roseville, MN) removed the 3DM LifeShapes curriculum. Ten staff including the senior pastor resigned in protest. The announcement from the church has now been removed: North Heights Lutheran Church (Arden Hills and Roseville, MN) Removes 3DM (April 2014) http://www.nhlc.org/3dm
There was a response (June 2014) posted from USA 3DM leaders Dave and Kim Rhodes that has since been removed as well: http://margarethe.net/ebenezer/3DM_response_NHLC_4.10.14.pdf
One thing they wrote is that:
"The Order of Mission is a covenant community of missional leaders officially acknowledged as a religious community within the Church of England . . . Mike Breen is the current Senior Guardian of the Order of Mission. This title was not chosen by Mike, but was given by the Church of England."
But no one else in the Church of England has the title "Senior Guardian" and an expert in the Church of England tells me this title “Senior Guardian” is not something that is not conferred by the Church of England. It is not necessarily a problem to have the title because churches and organizations are always making up new titles, but the title should not be linked to the Church of England.
David and Kim Rhodes announced in November 2014 that they would be leaving as 3DM US Team Leaders to take a job at a church in Atlanta. Ben Sternke also left his position as Director for Content for 3DM in October 2014 after having been in the position since July 2013. Matt Tebbe left his position as Coaching Associate at 3DM in October 2014 after having been in the position since December 2013.
On Jan 8, 2015, Mike Breen announced that he and his wife Sally were stepping down from leadership of The Order of Mission.
Furthermore, it is possible that Breen has also stepped down from leadership of 3DM. Breen is not listed on the front of the 3DM Movements website among the leadership though his blog is linked to. Apparently, 3DM released a statement that has since been removed but seems accurate: “UPDATE FROM THE BOARD: As many of you are aware January 1, 2015 marked the completion of the 3DM decentralization process. 3D Movements now fully operates under the leadership of the 3Dmovements Board."
After Breen’s resignation on Jan 8, 2015, on Jan 15, 2015 it was announced that TOM would elect a successor to Mike Breen. They also mentioned that Pawley’s Island, South Carolina would no longer be the headquarters for TOM.
“As you know, at present the Secretariat role is held by David and Susan Sisson, based in Pawley’s Island, USA. However we are a global Order and the Secretariat will need to be based wherever the new Senior Guardian is based, which means the geographical location and the personnel of the Secretariat will more than likely change. There will be a staged transition as David and Susan hand over the various aspects of administration for the Order.”
It was announced on March 1, 2015 that the Network Church Sheffield has continued to have financial problems (which Paul Maconochie had mentioned in his resignation letter the year prior) and therefore had to lay off staff Nick and Marjorie Allan who had overseen one of the bases that make up the Network Church Sheffield.
On March 26, 2015, The Order of Mission announced that a new “Senior Guardian” had been elected: Keld Dahlmann, formerly "Guardian in mainland Europe."
Why this post:
In my course Discipleship in Community, I feel like it is important to read Breen's work since many people are interested in it. I require students read: Mike Breen and Steve Cockram, Building a Discipling Culture: How to Release a Missional Movement by Discipling People Like Jesus Did (Pawleys Island, SC: 3 Dimension Ministries, 2011), 43-62, 203-230. We read it appreciatively and critically as we do other resources. See my syllabi at: http://www.andyrowell.net/andy_rowell/2015/02/spring-syllabi-bethel-seminary.html I also teach Organizational Leadership and Church Governance and Introduction to Transformational Leadership courses, where we look at organizational issues so that may explain some of the interest in structure and organization.
Revised: May 13, 2015 5:23 pm to remove Sisson move detail, change order of chronology, remove editorial recommendation, add information about NCS, add information about 3DM.
Revised again: May 14, 2015 11:39 to add information from Whitesel and Bolger and to move comment of "Why this post" to body of the text, this and previous comment unpublished for now.
Checked and updated most of the links: August 18, 2015.
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