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Comment on Emerging Church by jimmy

jimmy — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:15:53 +0000

Thank you. I’ve been slow to respond on these things for health reasons, but I appreciate the comment.

Comment on Emerging Church by Kristopher Esquiuel

Kristopher Esquiuel — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:34:50 +0000

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Emerging Church | Jimmy Reader's Blog — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:51:30 +0000

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Comment on Radical Change by jimmy

jimmy — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:07:36 +0000

I’m glad you liked it. I’ve gone through it twice now. Based on that book, in part, I am working on a proposal for an “open source” platform approach to theological education and training for ministry where people could teach and learn from each other in this emerging Christianity environment, combining 24/7 online learning modules and opportunity for F2F mentoring and coaching where people live.

Comment on Leadership for changing churches by jimmy

jimmy — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:07:38 +0000

Why don’t we create it in our day? Why not a virtual seminary, accessible to anyone with internet access and a computer? Why not offer biblical, theological, and practical education for ministry at multiple levels so that people can enter into this education wherever they feel ready? Why not offer it in short modules, as brief as one-hour segments, at a cost people can afford (say $10/hour) and let people take as much or as little as they are ready for, financially or personally? Why open up the instruction to people with the knowledge and experience, regardless of degrees, and let the people learning from them decide whether the teaching is good by whether or not they sign up for something else taught by those instructors? Whose ready to go for it?

Comment on Leadership for changing churches by Max

Max — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:23:16 +0000

This is an absolute truth and a real frustration for us in the missional journey that are trying to find quality affordable resources for preparing leaders in our missional communities. They just aren’t out there yet. These communities exist among the poor, and leaders often work two and three jobs (income streams) just to keep them afloat. Many of our most fruitful leaders are not college educated. Many are blue-collar or service industry workers who can open the can of their culture from the inside. Entrance requirements for them are not realistic either. An education that costs $20K or more makes no financial sense and is not feasible for these people. We need a model that better represents the early church and it just isn’t out there yet. I can’t wait until it is!!

Comment on Everything is changing by Philip Clayton

Philip Clayton — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:08:13 +0000

Jimmy, you are raising a crucial question. “Reframing our conversation,” as you put it, is as crucial now as it has been each time the church has needed to reach out in new ways, for example to youth. If the reaching out is to be in love, it must surely involve more than superficial changes. It must touch and affect us in the churches as well. Truly, he is making all things new!

– Philip Clayton