Peter Rollins, How (not) to speak of God: Chapter 1
I think that no matter how much loving or how much graceful we want to be personally and as a church, we are always in danger of wanting to bring a singular answer. We must remain caution about the fact that we are always trying to understand God and pine things down so we can present him to others in order for them to understand what we consider as the truth. I think that in order to be missiologicaly relevant the church today has to be more welcoming of the other, with his ideas, conceptions, etc... and not afraid to jump in a discussion without wanting to teach or press its ideas on the other.
Gibbs and Bolger: Chapter 10
This chapter about leadership reminds me of that video of Peter Rollins. Even if my church is not really hierarchical, I think it would be interesting for us –as well as for any modern church- to review or rethink their leadership system at the light of the kingdom as we see in this chapter. Giving the voice to those who aren’t heard, empowering people and taking communal decision brings insecurities but I think that it worth trying. This require of course full participation and involvement in the community by members.
Gibbs and Bolger: Chapter 11
Last year I spent a week in a monastery in south of France, and i was really surprised to discover that most of my friends (christian and non christian) found that interesting and wanted to know more. I think that the problem with protestant churches is that we had put aside a bunch of traditions since the reformation because of their "catholic connotation". I think that we have a lot to learn from those traditions and that we should, as a church, be more open to those. I was happy for example to participate in a Liturgy for Pass-over last year in my church that tried to bring together really traditional forms, such as singing psalms, with really modern things such as multi-media experiences.
Gobbs and Bolger: Conclusion
I think that the example of the emerging church has to be taken into consideration by any church that want to be relevant to its culture and community. Those 9 practices developed in the book are applicable in some ways, even in a more "classical" frame of church. I think that they call us to live more close to the gospel, to the others and to ourselves. It is only by re-connecting to those practices that the church will be able to make a significant change in its culture, regardless of the form that it takes. I will definitely keep that book at reach and will try to share as much as I can with my church back home.
Peter Rollins: Chapter 2
The church is often to prompt at bringing answers and "helping" people understand who God is. I really like that quote: "the a/theistic approach can be seen as a form of believing in God while remaining dubious concerning what one believe about God." I think that it is an approach that I am too often scared to consider and being open to what others believe about God as a way to shape my a/theology is something that calls humility and willingness to abandon an understanding of God....
I think that no matter how much loving or how much graceful we want to be personally and as a church, we are always in danger of wanting to bring a singular answer. We must remain caution about the fact that we are always trying to understand God and pine things down so we can present him to others in order for them to understand what we consider as the truth. I think that in order to be missiologicaly relevant the church today has to be more welcoming of the other, with his ideas, conceptions, etc... and not afraid to jump in a discussion without wanting to teach or press its ideas on the other.
Gibbs and Bolger: Chapter 10
This chapter about leadership reminds me of that video of Peter Rollins. Even if my church is not really hierarchical, I think it would be interesting for us –as well as for any modern church- to review or rethink their leadership system at the light of the kingdom as we see in this chapter. Giving the voice to those who aren’t heard, empowering people and taking communal decision brings insecurities but I think that it worth trying. This require of course full participation and involvement in the community by members.
Gibbs and Bolger: Chapter 11
Last year I spent a week in a monastery in south of France, and i was really surprised to discover that most of my friends (christian and non christian) found that interesting and wanted to know more. I think that the problem with protestant churches is that we had put aside a bunch of traditions since the reformation because of their "catholic connotation". I think that we have a lot to learn from those traditions and that we should, as a church, be more open to those. I was happy for example to participate in a Liturgy for Pass-over last year in my church that tried to bring together really traditional forms, such as singing psalms, with really modern things such as multi-media experiences.
Gobbs and Bolger: Conclusion
I think that the example of the emerging church has to be taken into consideration by any church that want to be relevant to its culture and community. Those 9 practices developed in the book are applicable in some ways, even in a more "classical" frame of church. I think that they call us to live more close to the gospel, to the others and to ourselves. It is only by re-connecting to those practices that the church will be able to make a significant change in its culture, regardless of the form that it takes. I will definitely keep that book at reach and will try to share as much as I can with my church back home.
Peter Rollins: Chapter 2
The church is often to prompt at bringing answers and "helping" people understand who God is. I really like that quote: "the a/theistic approach can be seen as a form of believing in God while remaining dubious concerning what one believe about God." I think that it is an approach that I am too often scared to consider and being open to what others believe about God as a way to shape my a/theology is something that calls humility and willingness to abandon an understanding of God....
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