Since the events of August 11 and 12 in Charlottesville, I’ve continued to ponder my own sense of things. My thinking is evolving and I want to say more about what is surfacing for me. [Read more…]
MFJP 22: The Challenge of Loving Others Who See Things Differently
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“I believe that Jesus says in multiple, unequivocal ways that love is the supreme value. I believe It is more important than theology . . . more important than preference or tradition . . . more important than politics . . . more important than race or culture or context. It’s more important than anything.
Yet across the country, congregations are divided and dividing because they have differing views of politics, of same-sex-marriage, of immigration reform, of black-lives-matter, and of so many other things. By their actions many congregations are saying that it is more important to be right (often based on their personal interpretation of the Bible) than it is to stay in loving relationships where disagreements – even sharp ones – exist.” (From my Facebook Post)
How can we experience the deep change needed to increase our capacity to love? Spiritual formation.
- Spiritual formation is a human process
- In spiritual formation you get say over what forms you
- Everyone has a first formation
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MFJP 17: The Presidential Election – a conversation between two friends
In this episode, Jim and Trisha explore what it means to love well post-election. Anxiety is high and the country feels increasingly divided. So how do we respond thoughtfully? How do we define ourselves while staying connected to those with whom we do not agree? How can we grow our capacity to engage with others when it feels like they see the world so differently than we do? Thank you for listening to this episode.
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MFJP 08: A Conversation with Matt Russell Building bridges across cultural divides that unify, inspire, and cultivate a new imagination for how Christians interact with the city, through adaptive learning
Matt Russell is a pastor, activist and professor. Currently, he is on staff at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, working in the area of faith formation and community development, and is an affiliate professor at Fuller Theological Seminary in Practical Theology. Prior to joining St. Paul’s, he was on faculty at Duke Divinity. Matt recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Cambridge, where he explored redemptive narratives and models of reconciliation, particularly that of Coventry Cathedral. Matt is married to Michele and they have 3 crazy boys: Miguel, Lucas, and Gabriel. [This is Matt’s bio from the Project Curate staff page]
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(10:30) – A counter narrative of women’s redemption
(13:20) – Challenge to loving your city
(15:45) – The city is designed in a way that works against building bridges
(18:45) – Humanity, community, and the Genesis story
(19:15) – Project Curate overview & introduction
(25:10) – How you go about changing a city
The Reclaimed Podcast with Matt Russell
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MFJP 06: A Conversation with Michael De Ruyter Pastoring a City
Michael De Ruyter is a husband, father, and pastor who lives and serves in Midland, Michigan. Mike serves his city and his church by focusing his ministry on pastoring the city. In this episode Mike shares how he and his church increasingly saw a need to not only pastor their congregation but pastor the city from within the congregation. Thank you for listening to this conversation!