Kevin Bender

[Kevin Bender @benderk_csl]

To reach a world interested in 'encountering God' we must appeal to the cognitive and affective; the modern and the postmodern. #p140w

[Kevin Bender @benderk_csl]

"History should not be treated from the angle of romantic historicism, or as a fossilized past with no relevance to the present" #p140w

[Kevin Bender @benderk_csl]

2 Q's we must ask about rituals: "What will erode the Gospel core of Lutheran worship? What will assist the delivery of the Gospel?" #p140w

[Kevin Bender @benderk_csl]

The cultivation and sanctification of one's own soul & the externals of liturgical practice are both vital for a healthy prayer life #p140w

[Kevin Bender @benderk_csl]

We ought not be 1-dimensional in our worship; but appeal to the full spectrum of God's activity, of Scripture, and even our emotions. #p140w

[Kevin Bender @benderk_csl]

As often as you partake of the Eucharist [inside the church], you proclaim the Lord's death [to the outside world] until he comes. #p140w

[Kevin Bender @benderk_csl]

The starting point of genuine inculturation is a vibrant new way of being Church NOT a power play that imposes ancient traditions #p140w

[Kevin Bender @benderk_csl]

"Christ became a Jew; the Church must become the Church of a particular place." Yet Christ Himself should not be compromised. #p140w

[Kevin Bender @benderk_csl]

@benderk_csl #p140w

[Kevin Bender @benderk_csl]

@benderk_csl #p140w

[Kevin Bender @benderk_csl]

Tradition is a loaded word; it is as complex, convoluted, and challenging to sort out as a system of language

[Kevin Bender @benderk_csl]

"What differentiates liturgy from other faithful expressions is that it is essentially something that is what it is when it is carried out"

[Kevin Bender @benderk_csl]

"God is not pleased with human worship that says no to his gifts and offers instead our own inventions" #p140w