http://www.netbloghost.com/tiggertalk Current Trends in the Church Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:15:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello all--- the Kurt and Eddie blog has moved! please get involved in the conversation about the future of the church in American culture HERE http://www.netbloghost.com/tiggertalk/?p=135 Whereas most people speak in terms of wanting to be successful, Jesus emphasizes that his servants should be “fruitful.” There is an important distinction between these two outcomes. Fruitfulness is the true test of the servant, because it means the reproduction and multiplication of the same kind of life. Jesus’ ... http://www.netbloghost.com/tiggertalk/?p=133 The author is the national coordinator of Emergent Village. He provides a comprehensive review of the Emergent Church conversation, helpfully summarizing its main tenets in the "20 dispatches from the Emergent Frontier" that are scattered throughout the book. It is a must read for anyone desiring to understand the complexity ... http://www.netbloghost.com/tiggertalk/?p=134 This passage is part of Jesus’ farewell discourse to his disciples. Arrest, trial, crucifixion looms. The world is going to radically change for these followers in the next hours. Jesus offers his disciples comfort: “don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me.” Jesus ... http://www.netbloghost.com/tiggertalk/?p=132 James Choung pours his experience of sharing the Good News of Christ as a divisional director of InterVaristy Christin Fellowship. In recommending the book, I wrote, "True Story does not gloss over sincere and profound questions concerning the content of the gospel and the way it is lived out, but ... http://www.netbloghost.com/tiggertalk/?p=131 In our media saturated culture there is no shortage of voices and personalities claiming our allegiance. Many false shepherds claim to have our interests at heart, but are in reality simply promoting their own agendas and lining their own pockets. The present themselves as benefactors, but turn out to be ... http://www.netbloghost.com/tiggertalk/?p=130 I just got back from a trip to China, sponsored by Fuller Seminary. I had the wonderful privilege of meeting with pastors from the Chinese Christian Council. This is the state-regulated church. I know there is a lot of discussion and debate concerning the registered and the underground ... http://www.netbloghost.com/tiggertalk/?p=129 This week’s passage is the fantastic story of Jesus walking with two disciples on the road to Emmaus. It is an account of the resurrection story being real in the lives of followers of Jesus. It speaks of the ushering in of a new season in the lives ... http://www.netbloghost.com/tiggertalk/?p=128 This is a scholarly study of the social interaction in both fresh expressions of church and traditional churches in transition. The authors, Sara Savage and Eolene Boyd-MacMillan, are both Research Associates with the Psychology and Religion Research Group at the University of Cambridge. Although scholarly in its approach it is ... http://www.netbloghost.com/tiggertalk/?p=127 The disciples had been presented with the evidence of the empty tomb by Peter and John. Mary Magdalene had reported that she had seen two angels in Jesus’ tomb who challenged her as to why they she was so sad, and then Jesus himself had spoken to her and commissioned ... http://www.netbloghost.com/tiggertalk/?p=126