Scot McKnight on The Emerging Church

Here is the text of a talk given by Professor Scot Mcknight to a group of Westminster Presbyterians.

In light of our recent discussions with Don Carson this is well worth reading. (He does critique Carson's book in here)

Hirsch Blog / Site

In the last day or so Alan Hirsch, Forge National Director has started a website and blog to discuss the thoughts of his latest book The Forgotten Ways. (You can pre-order the book from his home page)

There isn't much content up at the moment, but just drop him a line and tell him to get a wriggle on and I'm sure he'll start producing some gems.

I have been able to read the pre-release version of this book and it contains some brilliant stuff. If you interested in what it means to lead or participate in a missionary movement then its a 'must read'.

Books

Be sure to get a hold of Mike Frost's excellent new book Exiles, as well as Alan Hirsch's new book The Forgotten Ways, soon to be released.

Audio Updates

I have just added two new audio sessions to the forgewa website.

On Sunday we had Darryn Altclass the director of Forge Tas and leader of ThirdPlace Communities blow in for a short time and I managed to get him to do a brief 30 minute presentation on their work in the pubs and clubs of Hobart. Its only a short intro but if you’re interested in incarnational mission then Daz is well worth listening to. He describes their work in about 10 minutes and then fields questions. Go to the forgewa site to access the talk.

I have also added my own session on contextualisation and the challenges posed to us here in the suburbia. To me it always feels easier to think like a missionary in a different culture, but here at home its difficult to distinguish what is cultural and what is gospel. Its called ‘Beyond the Horizon - C1-C6 in Suburbia’. The last 10 minutes got chopped off because the recorder was full, but you’ll get the idea if you listen to the first part of it!

Affluenza in Perth

A small group of people are organising a discussion group around Clive Hamilton's excellent book Affluenza. Click here to see the flyer. This will be an excellent opportunity to engage with others around a theme that concerns us all!

For more info email affluenza@iinet.net.au