Comments on: Article on Emergent Church in Bend Bulletin

By: zinigiouppy

zinigiouppy — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:22:22 +0000

Nothing seems to be easier than seeing someone whom you can help but not helping.
I suggest we start giving it a try. Give love to the ones that need it.
God will appreciate it.

By: Nate

Nate — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:00:55 +0000

I agree… the right person will come along. I was thinking about the bitterness… yah, I suppose it comes out a bit. I had some painful times (also some very wonderful times) at Calvary. I think I found that I didn’t fit there. Alas… different communities for different people.

By: Bonny

Bonny — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:34:24 +0000

I will definitely miss Kevin & Julie, but I’m not surprised by the move. Hopefully, moving forward, someone will come in with the desire to move the 2 campuses toward being “1 church.”

(and friend … your bitterness is showing just a bit …)

By: Nate

Nate — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:46:27 +0000

Bonny,
thanks for stopping by and thanks for linking to the article too! I hope things are well there in MN. I have to say I was saddened, but not too surprised to hear about Kevin’s resignation. It’s a tough ship over there in Roseville.
Later,
Nate

By: Bonny

Bonny — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:32:05 +0000

hi Nate,

I love your quotes. Good stuff here.

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:32:25 +0000

Justadog…
thanks for your comment. If I may reply with humility. We as a community are strongly dedicated to a “biblical core” (although, I’m not quite sure what you mean by that…) and that has nothing really to do with our attendance. At the present we have between 7 and 15 coming each week (and we’ve been meeting for almost a year!!), and we hope that more will find our expression of following Jesus and telling our story something that they would like to be a part of. We don’t receive any money from any of them to keep this thing going, although we would like to be a self-sustainable community. I, personally, as one who to the best of my ability seeks to guide and resource communities seeking to follow Jesus have virtually no savings account.

I’m not in this for the money.

Morality… I’m interested to hear what you mean by that. Jesus has taught to be a reconciler, a lover of my enemies. I see God pursuing that theme of reconciling humanity to himself all through scripture. In this love, I have no fear.

I checked out your blog. Interesting. It seems to me that you really don’t like Democrats (of which I am not), Muslims (as I have some dear friends who are), homosexuals (again dear friends), immigrants (which I don’t understand). I’m not finding too much that looks like Jesus there. Can you fill me in?
Peace,
Nate

By: JustaDog

JustaDog — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:26:41 +0000

Some churches have long left their Biblical core in favor of increasing attendance and thus, their revenue stream.

Relax the moral teachings of the Bible and take steps so people don’t feel guilty and you increase that attendance.

$$$ talks, morals walk.

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