I could not stop staring at the group of women huddled over a book in the corner. I took my 5 year old daughter to Panera for a treat in the middle of the morning. A group of 8-10 women were in active discussion, leaning in over the table and over their books. What were [...]
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Frontier mission in a flat, globalized world- why does it matter?
For the last 35-40 years the mission world has wrestled with phrases like “frontier mission” and “unreached peoples.” Today those phrases sound familiar to some people and strange to others, while still others dislike them and try to find other words to use! What are we talking about when we use those kinds of phrases, [...]
“That lady in the wheelchair…”
We are always loooking for stories of missional transformation to encourage, inspire and challenge each other along this journey. Recently we heard about this one, which seemed to do all three: The thing is, Jeanine Clough didn’t necessarily set out to become ‘missional.’ A widow, living in a 300 person retirement complex, and wheelchair-bound, Clough [...]
listen…
guest blog post by David Henson (@unorthodoxology) In the course of a given day, I probably spend more time tying my shoes than I do actually listening. Sure, I hear a lot of things. I live in a noisy world, especially with two small children under foot and corporate advertising incessantly trying to get me [...]
Reaching Out to a Disconnected World
“Those over-involved with the Internet tend more towards depression.” So says Dr. Glenn McLaren from Swinburne University in Melbourne on a recent podcast from Ockham’s Razor. It’s worth a listen, especially for those of us who tend to focus more on theological debates than more scientific or philosophical ones, if for no other reason than [...]
Verbicide Victim: “to follow”
This week I have been thinking about how PGF uses Twitter and how to increase our followers. I want people to follow PGF on twitter. Why? Tara Owens, in her editorial letter in the most recent issue of Conversations Journal, laments the corruption of the verb “to follow.” She writes, “More and more, following [...]
Lessons of Leno: Why the Future Failed for NBC (and the PCUSA?)
Lessons of Leno: Why the Future Failed for NBC. NBC’s fiasco shows how the media are stuck between a dying old model and a yet-to-be-invented new one Many in the denomination are stuck between a dying old model and a yet-to-be-invented new one as well. Mr. Poniewozik observes that The Jay Leno Show in [...]
Proof of our pluralistic culture
Whenever I am speak to a church or group of lay leaders about the missional church movement, I inevitably spend the greatest amount of time trying to convince them that "Christendom" is over. From now on I am going to come with the new Gap Ad ready to play. If you haven't seen it, watch [...]
Re-Blog: The End of the National Church Corporation: Post-Denominationalism
An excerpt from a blog posting by a friend in the ELCA who is on the missional journey just like us… Read the whole blog post, The End of the National Church Corporation: Post-Denominationalism, by clicking here. "There are many reasons for the demise of national church corporations: 1) Many, if not most young [...]
PGF – My Tribe
PGF is a tribe within the PC(USA) family. Why do we need a tribe, or what some people inaccurately assume is another renewal organization? The fact is the denomination is shrinking at an alarming rate. Presbyterian Global Fellowship began to explore the core mission of our church, in other words what binds us together? Unfortunately, governing [...]
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