Friday, January 18th, 2008
I see a conflict of ideas from the desire in the emerging church to be creative, tell the story and foster a re-discovery of mystery and the activity of the arts. I love this new movement to tell the story of the gospel as well as the proposition. Where in evangelical circles the arts seem limited because of an over-focused over-emphasis on proposition which at times turn art into blatant propaganda the emerging church has problems with art, too.
The very ideas of being postmodern and finding and expressing the narrative makes for fertile soil for a musician to write music. It breaths life into the visual arts–whether film or photography or painting. I am a hack at painting (see the photo), but I love to do it. I love photography, too. One concept in discerning what is good art that seems to impact is the idea of form, composition, structure and technique.
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Friday, June 22nd, 2007
You must read Lo-Fi Tribe blog, anyway. But, the post today Working Out Your Salvation With 10,000 Friends is a must read. The changing climate that the emerging church comes of age in really stumps me but Shawn Anthony nails some of this right on the head. Check it out!
Monday, April 30th, 2007
This past week at a nationwide church planting conference in Florida Mark Driscoll, a blunt genXer pastor known to speak his mind, appeared on video to the thousands in attendance. The content of his video was about church planting and how church planters are like soldiers. Driscoll strongly is for male leadership and his 8-minute talk pretty much reflected his views, which would not surprise those familiar with him and his ministry in Seattle. Bill Hybels, a boomer, clearly rebuked Driscoll for not considering the women who lead church plants. If you are familiar with Bill Hybels this is of no surprise, either. The result of this spat was the decision by the event leaders to not distribute a copy of the video to the attendees.
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I see a conflict of ideas from the desire in the emerging church to be creative, tell the story and foster a re-discovery of mystery and the activity of the arts. I love this new movement to tell the story of the gospel as well as the proposition. Where in evangelical circles the arts seem limited because of an over-focused over-emphasis on proposition which at times turn art into blatant propaganda the emerging church has problems with art, too.
Manuel Luz on 
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Rob Still on 
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