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When churches confer nationally – NCCA 8th Forum

Theologies confessed conservative and progressive views. Ancestries bore Asian, Anglo-Saxon, Indigenous and Middle Eastern perspectives. Close to one hundred delegates gathered from city and country, together with observers and invited guests. Daily worship drew on the full range of traditions present and held all together. Conversations were honest, bold and respectful, enabling discernment between convergingContinue reading “When churches confer nationally – NCCA 8th Forum”

Originally posted on BordertoBeachKayakSolo:
The Final day arrived!! After a harrowing day on Thursday…the 13kms paddled on Friday was a different story with light winds and milpond conditions as Des made it to Clayton with only 23kms to go!! it was great to share an encouraging phone call from IGF Chief Admin John Paul and…

Place and Time: Peterson’s Pastoral Imagination

Some of the most evocative reading I’ve engaged over the Christmas/New Year break has been from Eugene Peterson’s The Pastor: a memoir . The development of what he has famously described as “pastoral imagination” is to the fore throughout the telling of his autobiographical pilgrimage. His opening section, Topos and Kairos, I found immediately compelling. TheContinue reading “Place and Time: Peterson’s Pastoral Imagination”

Joy in the midst of tragedy?

Church had a challenge wrestling with the Advent theme of Joy today. Already keenly attuned to this world’s dark places, many were processing the still-fresh news of the Connecticut school shooting tragedy. Today’s worship leader, Linda, was thoroughly tuned in.  As we focused on the Lord’s Supper, itself a connection between the sad sorrow ofContinue reading “Joy in the midst of tragedy?”