something beautiful » church

pam hogeweide :: 5.4

jdblundell — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:53:04 +0000

pam hogeweide

pam hogeweide is the author of the new book “unladylike: resisting the injustice of inequality in the church.” today she talks about her book, and how women and men can end sexism in the church.

music ::

admiral bob (feat. shannon hurley) – sunshine (unplugged)

pam hogeweide :: 5.4 is a post from: something beautiful

something beautiful is powered by WordPress and HostGator.

1more :: 4.28

jdblundell — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:59:02 +0000

As Reformation Day 2011 approaches, we’re excited to share the info on our latest crowd-sourced project: 1more.

To pull it off, we need your input.

We’re asking one simple question: If you could share one message with the Church universal – what would it be?

To share your input, simply record a video (five minutes or less) and post it to your favorite video sharing site. Then send us the URL to your video.

We’ll post all the videos on Oct. 31, 2011 right here on our website for everyone to watch and more importantly — listen.

For more details be sure to listen to this week’s podcast – or visit the 1more page right here on our website.

related ::

more info on 1more

music ::

heatherlyn – we have a dream

1more :: 4.28 is a post from: something beautiful

something beautiful is powered by WordPress and HostGator.

steve knight :: 4.26

jdblundell — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:46:48 +0000

steve knight

when we last spoke to steve knight, he was working for SIM International and was the resident blogger for emergent village. none of that holds true anymore. find out what he’s up to now as he continues to fine tune his passion groove towards planting missionally minded churches.

music ::

leagues – magic

steve knight :: 4.26 is a post from: something beautiful

something beautiful is powered by WordPress and HostGator.

How To Be The Church (You Tell Me!)

Travis Mamone — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 02:06:26 +0000

photo © 2009 Philippe Du Berger | more info (via: Wylio)
(Originally posted in my personal blog.)

A few months ago Brett McCracken wrote an article for Relevant Magazine asking why so many young evangelicals are leaving the Church. Throughout the article (which he wrote in between his numerous blog posts drooling over Terrence Malick movies), McCracken basically suggests it’s all because of our generation’s rampant individualism. While there might be some truth to that, here’s the reason why I think so many young people are leaving the Church:

We do a really crappy job of being the Church.

Let me give you an example. McCracken’s right when he says there are a lot of young evangelicals who have a “me first” mentality, but that’s only half of it. In my own experience I’ve seen whole families that treat the Church like it’s only something you do for an hour every Sunday and that’s it. They get into their nice little polo shirts and khaki pants (or if you’re a girl, a blouse with open-toe shoes), sit in the pew, sing the songs, listen to the sermon, take communion, and then when it’s over they go straight home where they eat their Sunday meal and then watch football (because nothing says “keeping the sabbath holy” like watching men grope and pulverize each other). Then it’s the same thing next week, and the week after that, and the week after that, etc.

The problem is Church is more than just a Sunday ritual. In fact, if I’m reading my Bible right, it’s not something you do . . . it’s something you are.

It’s the Body of Christ (Romans 12:5).

It’s being Jesus’ ambassadors to a dying world (2 Corinthians 5:20).

It’s about living in community and having all thing in common (Acts 2:44).

And yes, I do a crappy job of being the Church just as much as the next Christian.

So I want to ask you, my dear readers, how you and your local faith community try to be the Church. I want to know how you try to live like an actual family rather than a bunch of individuals who only see each other once a week. I can’t wait to hear your answers.

How To Be The Church (You Tell Me!) is a post from: something beautiful

something beautiful is powered by WordPress and HostGator.

Rowan Williams and the stories of CS Lewis

jdblundell — Mon, 02 May 2011 15:52:42 +0000

Rowan Williams | Via WikiCommons

Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, gave three lectures this year as part of his annual Holy Week series — each dedicated on the work of CS Lewis and his Chronicles of Narnia.

This year, Dr Williams, a Narnia fan, has turned his attention to the Christian themes found in the Narnia novels. Dr Williams explained: “The Narnia books of C.S. Lewis continue to intrigue and inspire many, and the recent very successful films have shown that they still have wide appeal. Lewis certainly intended them to be vehicles of Christian teaching. But in an age less familiar with Christian images and ideas than his, how can we best draw out these themes?”

These are a great listen and give a great insight into Lewis’ work and ideas.

Lecture 1: ‘Not a tame lion‘
Lecture 2: ‘I only tell you your own story‘
Lecture 3: ‘Bigger inside than outside‘

(HT Faith and Theology)

Rowan Williams and the stories of CS Lewis is a post from: something beautiful

something beautiful is powered by WordPress and HostGator.

What is your dream for the church?

jdblundell — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:50:18 +0000

We posed a question to our peeps on Twitter Wednesday and your responses have been wonderful!

We asked…

What's your dream for the church?

Here’s what you had to say…

@theresaseeber:
@sbpodcast To stop tearing each other down

@tmamone:
@sbpodcast That we actually live like we are parts of One Body instead of different islands at war with each other.

@Stelly68:
@sbpodcast to be Jesus in every community and not just do Jesus.

@Phoce:
@sbpodcast that it becomes less about which building you go to and more about how you live your life.

@headphonaught:
@sbpodcast to realise we are it rather than it is a place we go to.

@headphonaught:
@sbpodcast to realise God loves everyone… not just the church. And Jesus is everyone’s… not just the church’s. Tx

@caldjr:
@sbpodcast that we focus less on religion on more on Christ. #dream4church

@robgt2:
@sbpodcast to stop doing church like an organisation and do it as an organism.

@RobWP:
@sbpodcast That we are the hands and feet of Jesus, serving the world and showing it the light of God.

@Chris_Hoskins:
@sbpodcast Honesty, to ourselves about who/ what we are and to the world

@Rev_Gene:
@sbpodcast A dream 4 the Church. That it will truly live the radical hospitality that it claims 2 have! #transform #outlawpreachers

@edaross:
@sbpodcast A place where trust is never broken and friends really are friends for life.

@wcs53:
@sbpodcast My dream is ‘no walls’

And from Facebook…

Paul Partridge: basically to show God’s love

I so hope we’ll all fight to see these dreams come true.

May we be known as a people excited and working towards the church we wish to see (as Tripp Fuller mentions in his interview) rather than a people bent on angst and ignoring the very thing we love so much.

We’ll try and keep posting updates as they come in – or you can post your thoughts in the comments below.

What is your dream for the church? is a post from: something beautiful

something beautiful is powered by WordPress and HostGator.

tripp fuller :: 4.12

jdblundell — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:14:26 +0000

tripp fuller

this week we talk with homebrewed christianity co-host tripp fuller. along with hosting a pretty sweet podcast, tripp helps organize the big tent christianity events, has collaborated on a book with phillip clayton and is working on his PhD in philosophy of religion and theology at claremont graduate university.

tripp shares his story and how it gives him amazing hope for the future of the church any why theology is important to christianity today.

music ::

in your people – tripp fuller

tripp fuller :: 4.12 is a post from: something beautiful

something beautiful is powered by WordPress and HostGator.

nadia bolz-weber :: 4.6

jdblundell — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:45:09 +0000

nadia bolz-weber

this week we talk with emergent-lutheran nadia bolz-weber. weber is the mission developer for house for all sinners and saints in denver, colorado. the community is “an urban liturgical community with a progressive yet deeply rooted theological imagination.”

she’s also the author of salvation on the small screen? 24 hours of christian television.

nadia talks about missional church gatherings with transFORM:

music ::

immortal beats – yourtimeisover
the frozen ocean – drawing circles in the sand

nadia bolz-weber :: 4.6 is a post from: something beautiful

something beautiful is powered by WordPress and HostGator.

will taylor :: 4.3

jdblundell — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:00:03 +0000

william james taylor

in this week’s podcast, thomas has a (rather long) blether with will taylor.

at the age of 36, will says he still hasn’t got it worked out — or possibly even worked out what “it” is. he describes himself as “slowly but purposefully moving through life, mission and faith.” he’s doing this in his context as a youth and community worker in a church of about 70 people in southeast UK and is also as a husband to esther and and a dad to two girls, millie and bella.

music ::

blancheneige bazaar orchestra – orient express

will taylor :: 4.3 is a post from: something beautiful

something beautiful is powered by WordPress and HostGator.

phil shepherd :: 3.22

jdblundell — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:00:28 +0000

Phil Shepherd

this week we talk with the whiskey preacher, phil shepherd. phil’s a pastor of the eucatastrophe in fort worth, texas, a church for outlaws and outcasts.

phil tells us about growing up as a “funagelical” in alaska and how he made his way south and ultimately starting a church with his wife stephanie in fort worth.

music ::
thin lizzy – whisky in the jar
mike doughty – the only answer

phil shepherd :: 3.22 is a post from: something beautiful

something beautiful is powered by WordPress and HostGator.

trucker frank (frank schutzwohl) :: 1.19.2

jdblundell — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:59 +0000

Trucker Frank

it’s time for another something beautiful combo package.

we bring together the two parts of our interview with “former pastor turned trucker” Frank Schutzwohl (aka Trucker Frank). Frank talks about his life in the institutional church and how he’s found his faith outside those walls with other free-range believers.

Trucker Frank has become an inspiration as well as a bit of a celebrity after being highlighted in Tony Jones’ latest book, “The New Christians” as well as the promotional videos for the book.

if you prefer, you can still listen to the original part 1 and part 2 episodes in their entirety.

related ::
the “video’s with Tony” ::

frank on twitter
frank facebook
frank’s youtube channel
wayne jacobsen – the God journey podcast
wayne jacobsen – lifestream
david fredrickson – family room media

music ::
DJsiah – spy
dr dog – say something
solomon’s porch – mightier than
the welcome wagon – sold to the rich man

trucker frank (frank schutzwohl) :: 1.19.2 is a post from: something beautiful

something beautiful is powered by WordPress and HostGator.

innes johnston :: 2.34

jdblundell — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:27:43 +0000

on the show this week, we hear from Innes Johnston, who talks about his life, growing up in a multitude of different churches, traveling the seven seas — well one or two of them at least and then coming to find out what full-time ministry is really all about.

music ::
kevin macmeod – protofunk
shannon stevens – in summer in the heat

innes johnston :: 2.34 is a post from: something beautiful

something beautiful » church

pam hogeweide :: 5.4

You may also enjoy ::

1more :: 4.28

You may also enjoy ::

steve knight :: 4.26

You may also enjoy ::

How To Be The Church (You Tell Me!)

You may also enjoy ::

Rowan Williams and the stories of CS Lewis

You may also enjoy ::

What is your dream for the church?

You may also enjoy ::

tripp fuller :: 4.12

You may also enjoy ::

nadia bolz-weber :: 4.6

You may also enjoy ::

will taylor :: 4.3

You may also enjoy ::

phil shepherd :: 3.22

You may also enjoy ::

trucker frank (frank schutzwohl) :: 1.19.2

You may also enjoy ::

innes johnston :: 2.34

You may also enjoy ::