Since I consume both of these beverages in large quantities, it was nice to see what I’ve gotten myself into! Thought I would share this essential knowledge with all of you. Enjoy.
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Practicing Theology Without a Net: Theology Pubs, Spiritual Direction, and Letting Go
Guest post by Keith Anderson. Lately, I've been practicing a lot of what I have been thinking of as theology without a net. Theology without a net happens in public spaces. It does not involve a presentation, PowerPoint slides, or a written text. It does not rely on the expert knowledge of professional ministry-types. It does not offer or promise neat answers. It is an ongoing conversation, which is shaped by whoever shows up that day. It is responsive, not leading. It listens more than speaks. And it has to be authentic. It lives at the intersection of faith and life. This is different from how I was trained to do theology. Theology happened controlled environments: in church or academic buildings, classes, and worship, with subject matter experts (pastors and professors), who were training me to become one too. And, hey, I loved it. I absorbed it. I got good at it. But the world we live in demands that we do theology in a different way, on-the-fly, in different places, with different people, on someone else's turf: theology without a net.
What Would Jesus Deconstruct?
The early church is a lot like the characters in the hit TV series Lost - the title is appropriate! - waiting to be "saved," which is the soteriological significance of that show where everyone is given a new being, a fresh start. At first, the survivors hang around on the beach waiting to get "picked up" (in a cloud, St. Paul said). After a while, they conclude that the rescue is not going to happen anytime soon and so they reluctantly decide to dig in and prepare for the long haul. Hence the existence of the church is provisional - like a long-term substitute teacher - praying for the kingdom, whose coming Jesus announced and which everyone was expecting would come sometime soon.
Pub Theology on PBS!
Now, the two groups featured offer two different sort of events—one involves worship, prayer, and a speaker; one has no prayer, no worship, no preaching, just dialogue—yet both reflect a widening desire by many to seek new forms of community, new forms of spirituality, new forms of church.
Pub Theology Book Cover
Just got my first peek at my the cover of my soon-to-be-released book, Pub Theology. Not bad! What do you think? Like it?
Pub Theology 2012!
Our first gathering of the year is tonight. Here's a sneak-peak at what's on the sheet:
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Great! I will have Overcast Espresso Stout clear across the country in May for SAVOR in DC. Get an idea AND do something with it. The perfect beverage.
What about OATMEAL? What does (reading) it do to your brain?
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