This blog begins with a dream. It begins with hope. It begins not with despair, not with with cynicism, and not with pessimism -- but also not with contentment, not with satisfaction, not with a willingness to settle for the status quo or a passive resignation to the way things are.
Yes, we begin with a dream. We begin with hope.
And we begin with a conviction that the church can be something more -- that God wants it to be something more.
We begin with a belief that the church is a sleeping giant, that God is eager to breathe into us a breath of new life, and that if only we'd open ourselves to the moving of the Spirit, we could be a powerful force for God's transformation in the world.
And we begin with a certainty that some things must change.
So let's begin. Let's begin a conversation. Let's begin a movement. Let's begin a revolution.
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"There is a movement bubbling up that goes beyond cynicism and celebrates a new way of living, a generation that stops complaining about the church it sees and becomes the church it dreams of. And this little revolution is irresistible. It is a contagious revolution that dances, laughs, and loves."
-- Shane Claiborne, The Irresistible Revolution: living as an ordinary radical (Zondervan, 2006)
Join the movement. Join the revolution.
-- Shane Claiborne, The Irresistible Revolution: living as an ordinary radical (Zondervan, 2006)
Join the movement. Join the revolution.
2 comments:
Great start Allen - and I really love that you used Shane Claiborne's quote to establish the tone and spirit of our endeavor together. Awesome!
So, what next? We begin reading and commenting/blogging on our thoughts? Forgotten Ways, chapter one....
The sequel to “Pagan Christianity?” is out now. It’s called “Reimagining Church”. It picks up where “Pagan Christianity” left off and continues the conversation. (“Pagan Christianity” was never meant to be a stand alone book; it’s part one of the conversation.) “Reimagining Church” is endorsed by Leonard Sweet, Shane Claiborne, Alan Hirsch, and many others. You can read a sample chapter at
http://www.ReimaginingChurch.org
It’s also available on Amazon.com. Frank is also blogging now at http://www.frankviola.wordpress.com
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