Archive for the “Mission” category
Kierkegaard on discipleship
by i.burgess on May 17, 2011
…Loftiness is naturally an easy thing, and to feel oneself drawn to it is easy enough. But Christ who from on high draws all men to Himself does not take them out of the world where they live. and therefore to everyone who is drawn unto Him in the heights lowliness and humiliation come as [...]
Wineskins Part 5
by i.burgess on May 10, 2011
This is the final part of a discussion on Church Planting. Go here for part 1 It’s Church, Jim, but not as we know it So said John Wesley who had traveled three hundred years into the future with his close friend, Jim, and walked into the nearest church. Last time I wrote celebrating the [...]
Wineskins Part 4
by i.burgess on May 5, 2011
This is part four of a series discussing church planting, modern church movements and young people. See part 1 here Or, Why I Believe in the Church Historic. Question 62: What is the visible church? Answer: The visible church is a society made up of all such as in all ages and places of the [...]
Wineskins Part 3
by i.burgess on May 4, 2011
This is part three of a lively discussion on church planting. It started when I came out and admitted I don’t believe in church planting. Yesterday a commenter framed this discussion with the terms ‘appointed’ and ‘anointed’ That is to say, the traditional church could be guilty of trusting itself more than the leading of [...]
Wineskins Part 2
by i.burgess on May 3, 2011
Yesterday’s discussion was very interesting with a variety of perspectives shared. Church staff who work for old Anglican parishes, young leaders serving in thriving new expressions and several with a very rich experience to discuss. My own experience is very varied. I presently work for a church plant in it’s infancy, but having previously been [...]
Wineskins Part 1
by i.burgess on May 2, 2011
This is part 1 of a series on church planting and young people, among other things. Follow the rest of the discussion here, here, here and here A few days ago I tweeted that I don’t believe in church planting. Naturally, a few people wanted me to explain myself, especially those who happen to be involved with [...]
Against Hate
by i.burgess on April 20, 2011
Last week I took part in a protest against Westboro Baptist Church. Westboro are of course infamous for their hateful picketing and proclamations that God has doomed America. Every dead soldier, every teen who commits suicide, even the tragic events of the eleventh of September 2001 are occasions to thank and praise God. This cult [...]
Protesting Westboro: The Aftermath
by i.burgess on April 14, 2011
The protest went really well. We stood together to proclaim love in the face of such hate. We sang and prayed together. Amazing morning. Praise God. Possibly Related Posts: Jesus among the Campaigners After Easter, Or, That Was A Big Deal, Right? Devil Soul The Truth About Theology Students (or, The Truth About Why I [...]
Protesting Westboro Tomorrow
by i.burgess on April 13, 2011
Tomorrow morning at 6:45 AM the Westboro Baptist Church will stage a protest outside a local high school. They have targeted this high school in their hateful sights due to an apparent high proportion of students who identify themselves as gay. Tomorrow morning I will stand with a whole lot of local Christians who will [...]
Man is Made to Think, Deeply
by i.burgess on April 11, 2011
Man is obviously made to think. It is his whole dignity and whole merit; and his whole duty is to think as he ought. Now the order of thought is to begin with the self, and with it’s Author and its end. Now, of what does the world think? Never of this, but of dancing, [...]
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