Is it possible for a church to have too much Bible study? Today I met for 90 minutes with a passionately Bible-oriented, evangelical Lutheran pastor. He contends that the main tasks of the church are to bring people to Christ (I critiqued the "bring people to Christ" concept a few posts ago) and get themContinue reading “Too much Bible study?”
Category Archives: Faith & the Church
On being an instituitional type
I am an institutional type. I love our Lutheran institutions. From our seminaries to our publishing house to our relief organizations to the churchwide structure itself, I appreciate their work and pray that they continue to be effective ministries pointing to and living out of the cross of Christ. Let us thank God for theirContinue reading “On being an instituitional type”
Alternative Worship
Karen over at Submergence wrote a great comment on her blog explaining to me the distinction between the Emergent and Alt Worship movements, in response to a comment I had left there. I wasn’t sure how to link straight to her comment, so I’ve copied and pasted the comment below. But to read her originalContinue reading “Alternative Worship”
Worship A-Z
Click on the link above for the A-Z of "alt worship" (alternative worship – not a great name, but it’s what they call it). I see no reason why this should be alternative – how or why couldn’t these characteristics be present in all worship? Not sure if I’m on board with each and everyContinue reading “Worship A-Z”
Doug Pagitt (briefly) Describes Emergent
By Doug’s own admission on the emergent-us blog, this article is a bit thin, but it does offer a good synopsis of what emergent is all about. And, since my reflection has been primarily based on Brian McLaren’s writings, it is nice to lift up another voice and perspective.
The Lutheran Zephyr 