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The Fellowship Theology Draft
Yesterday I posted my response to the Fellowship of Presbyterians’ Polity Draft. This post will briefly summarize and respond to the companion Theology Draft released at the same time on the groups’...
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What Counts in The ECO? In The NEXT Church?
James Miller wrote on the ECO blog today that the new denomination cares about what it measures: You’ll hear a couple of phrases floating around ECO circles. One is that you care about what you...
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This Hurts
Another domino has fallen in the chain of churches marching out of the PC(USA) and into ECO, the new denomination formed by disaffected Presbyterians nearly two years ago. And this domino is big...
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This Hurts (A Reader Responds)
A good friend and colleague replied to yesterday’s post about the many churches leaving the Presbyterian Church (USA). Not wanting to focus attention on himself, he replied in a private email message,...
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As Though We Are Being Saved
A summary of last night’s presbytery meeting: The money’s nearly gone. The Executive is gone. Two churches are gone and three more are trying to get gone. Two pastors are gone, one to a disciplinary...
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ECO And The Mainline Tradition
In the introduction to Elesha J. Coffman’s The Christian Century And The Rise of The Protestant Mainline the author proposes that “the mainline”–that cluster of protestant denominations that includes...
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ECO and the Mainline Tradition (continued)
Kenneth D. Wald and Allison Calhoun-Brown offer a definition of the Mainline Tradition in their book, “Religion And Politics In The United States” : “Stressing Jesus’ role as prophet of social justice,...
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“I Don’t Know How To Lead People”
Last week a friend said to me, “I don’t know how to lead people.” He’s a pastor– been one for 10 years. Last month an Elder scribbled a note during a meeting of our Christian Education and Leadership...
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NEXT Retrospect: Indianapolis
The fourth NEXT Church national gathering is next week in Minneapolis. I’ve been to each of these gatherings so far, and I’ve come away each time with lots to think about and experiment with. This week...
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Highland Park Has Reached A Settlement Over Its Property
After voting last year to leave the PC(USA) for ECO, Highland Park Presbyterian Church (HPPC) in Dallas sued Grace Presbytery over ownership of its property. A trial date was set for next month. But...
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