In the Coracle

Ministries in a Missional Church

June 12th, 2008, No Comments

Yesterday I ran across the website of a church in my town. They’re a great group, I love the pastor, and they’ve been in our community for long years.
It was odd for me to notice, though, that the “Ministries” section of their website listed all of their inward facing work. Ministries were things like Sunday [...]

Guest Blogger: Matt Echohawk-Hayashi on Multicultural Church

June 3rd, 2008, No Comments

I asked several friends who are leading intentionally multicultural/multiethnic/multiracial churches to share some thoughts about that experience. First up is Matt Echohawk-Hayashi. Matt is one of the pastors of the church I am part of, Ohana Project in Seattle. I value Matt’s voice as a friend, as my pastor, and as somebody [...]

Marks of Spiritual Maturity

May 31st, 2008, No Comments

Over at my friend Kedge’s blog he’s started a discussion that I think is really helpful. I recommend that you go over there and jump in, and maybe even copy your discussion thoughts into comments here.
Here’s what he’s wrestling with:

How do we know if someone (ourselves included) is spiritually mature?

How do we know if someone [...]

United By Faith – Section 2, Multiracial Congregations in the United States

May 30th, 2008, 2 Comments

I blogged a bit about race here last week as I began to read “United by Faith: The Multiracial Congregation As an Answer to the Problem of Race”. Here is my summary of Section 1 of the book.
Section 2 is “Multiracial Congregations in the United States”.
Chapter 3 – Congregations and the Color Line (1600-1940)
British colonists [...]

Call for Guest Bloggers: Leading the Intentionally Multiracial Church

May 19th, 2008, No Comments

I’m putting out a call to find leaders of multiracial churches who would be willing to guest blog on the topic of leading the intentionally multiracial church.
I’ve just sent email to a handful of friends and acquaintances who I’d love to hear from, but if you or somebody you know has experience in the area [...]

United By Faith – Section 1, Multicultural Christianity in the Bible

May 19th, 2008, No Comments

I blogged a bit about race here last week as I began to read “United by Faith: The Multiracial Congregation As an Answer to the Problem of Race”
I’ve just finished Section 1 of the book, and rather than rushing onward (grad school reading pace is so different than real reading pace) :), I want to [...]

Three Lifegiving Priniciples (Monastic Vows)

May 14th, 2008, 2 Comments

As folks who’ve been reading here for a few months have noticed, my spiritual journey has taken me down a bit more structured path, and I’ve been talking a lot about religious orders, neo-monasticism, vows and Rules of Life. This post continues that trend and introduces monastic vows and what I’m thinking about them in [...]

Living by a Way of Life (Jack Stapleton) – Saturday afternoon

April 26th, 2008, No Comments

On Friday Apr 25 and Sat Apr 26, Jack Stapleton, Guardian of the Aidan Trust in the US, spoke at Bethany Community Church in the Greenlake neighborhood of Seattle. He spoke on the topic of “Living by a Way of Life”.
Establish an intentional Way of Life
Every Christian church has a hope that its members grow [...]

Living by a Way of Life (Jack Stapleton) – Saturday morning part 2

April 26th, 2008, No Comments

On Friday Apr 25 and Sat Apr 26, Jack Stapleton, Guardian of the Aidan Trust in the US, spoke at Bethany Community Church in the Greenlake neighborhood of Seattle. He spoke on the topic of “Living by a Way of Life”.
About the Church as the Body of Christ
The Corinthian church was a dysfunctional church. Paul’s [...]

Living by a Way of Life (Jack Stapleton) – Friday evening

April 25th, 2008, No Comments

On Friday Apr 25 and Sat Apr 26, Jack Stapleton, Guardian of the Aidan Trust in the US, spoke at Bethany Community Church in the Greenlake neighborhood of Seattle. He spoke on the topic of “Living by a Way of Life”.
Introduction
Jack Stapleton began the evening by telling his story: impacted in 1967 by the Jesus [...]