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12.04
A manifesto
for Corporate Worship
MATT
REES :
home : Oxford UK
"this
is a set of values that relate specifically to our times
of gathering together, as a community of faith, to express
corporately our worship of our God"
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 [REFLECTION]
12.04
I
Am the Truth
Text, Hermeneutics and the Person of Christ - An essay
by Maggi Dawn.
PAUL FROMONT
SPACE
: New Zealand
"Maggi encourages us to dare 'to step towards God on
the shifting ground of intellectual enquiry,' and one could
also add, upon the shifting ground of significant discontinuous
cultural change..." |
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WORSHIP
CD-ROM TO BE WON!
Here's how it works: we're inviting you to submit
a series of no more than 5 photos on the theme of "Emerging
@ Christmas".
Here's
how it'll be judged: We'll publish all the entries in
the January edition of this website. There'll be a poll
set up in the discussion
forum for the remainder of that month. Everyone registered
on the boards will be able to cast one vote. The entry that
receives the most votes wins the prize!
 Here's
what you might win: 'Fractals - Alternative Resources
for Worship in the Emerging Culture' CD-Rom. Read
more about Fractals...
Here's
how you enter: Email your photos to: competition@emergingchurch.info
Here's the small print: Photos must be taken by the
sender or as a group effort and sent with all the participants
permission. Photos may be scanned prints, digital or mobile-phone
images but must be no larger than 200k each when saved in
JPEG format. Digitial manipulation other than cropping and
resizing of images is not allowed. You may enter only once.
You are permitted to submit one paragraph of supporting
text along with the photographer(s) names and their church
(if appropriate) and location. The deadline for submission
of photos is 5th January 2005.
So
what are you waiting for? Get snapping!
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[STORY]
12.04
Mind,
Body and Spirit
BEN
EDSON
Sanctus 1 : Manchester UK
"'Your
aura is all sparkly' was the first comment that I received after
I had prayed with someone at Manchester's annual Mind Body Spirit
fair. This is the place where spiritual searchers come to explore
spirituality. Sanctus1, an emerging church in the city centre
of Manchester, decided that they should also be there to offer
a Christian alternative..."
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...even
though I’ve found a way of “doing church” that is more meaningful
for me, the big goal is finding a way to make it accessible,
inviting...
Rachael
Mee-Chapman blogs about the Seattle-based community 'ThPM'.
This month's
PICK OF THE BLOGS
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we've
loosely categorised the site's content into:
[BEGINNERS GUIDE]
new to this site? start here for a crash course on the emerging
church
[STORIES]
real people, real life, real faith
[REFLECTION]
academic articles, random thoughts, deep theology - it's all
here
[DISCUSSION]
hot topics, making links, just saying hello... do it on our
discussion boards
[BLOGS]
our monthly 'pick of the blogs' plus a few pointers to who's
blogging from their journey in the emerging church
[LINKS]
other websites discussing, debating and documenting the emerging
church
[ABOUT]
if you really, really, need to know the why, when, who and how
of this site
looking for our ipod bishop?
 all
previous month's front pages are archived for your viewing pleasure:
november04 (the 'all blog' issue)
: october04
(the 'branding' issue) : september04
: august04 (with the ipod bishop)
: june04 : may04
: april04 : march04
(the 'downunder' issue) : february04
(mission-shaped church) : january04
: december03 : november03
: october03 (launch issue)
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Note:
The January 2005 issue of emergingchurch.info will be online
on 10th January 2005.
Have a peaceful God-filled Christmas
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