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My name is Laura and these are the wonderings of a theologically trained ponderer (me), writing out-loud, while exegeting her way through Ephesians and working to help form her small corner of the New Humanity in Christ.
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church health Archive
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Which is a better growth catalyst, felt needs or biblical truth?
Posted on 2009/12/28 | No CommentsIn his post, What’s the deal with mega-churches?, George Berkin answers, Although there are many exceptions, in general, those churches that teach the biblical text, book by book, chapter by... -
Becoming a Tribe of Ecclesiological Gastronauts
Posted on 2009/08/13 | No CommentsAmong my many diversions, two claim pride of place: food and ecclesiology. Over my lifetime, these two have synergized as I and fellow gastronautic Christ followers gathered at sundry local... -
What do you do when traditions turn on you?
Posted on 2009/07/24 | No CommentsEvery community has traditions, rituals that speak deeply of who they are as a people. But traditions need to be nurtured, for neglect can result in misuse and misunderstanding. Now,... -
Struggling to Be Church: Halting Steps on the Journey
Posted on 2009/07/23 | 4 CommentsSanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. (John 17:17 esv) Despite the fact that I have been attending church services since my time en utero, it is not... -
Praxis: The Intention Behind “Practicclesiology”
Posted on 2009/07/20 | No CommentsIn a response to the dialogue between Jeff McQuilkin and me, Alan Knox raises a crucial –and possibly the crucial–issue in the alleged distinction between the theory and practice of... -
Practicclesiology: Church with Mind and Body
Posted on 2009/07/18 | 1 CommentOver on The Practicing Church, Jeff McQuilkin coins the term “practicology” in response to the overabundance of academic theology that rarely if ever gets out of the proverbial library. Responding...
