"30 yrs ago, my parents were the same people I saw sitting around me at the Unconditional Conference. 30 yrs ago, ministry like this didn’t exist, so when I came out, they didn’t feel safe in sharing with anyone at their church...."
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I’m not saying a group of guys who enslaved other humans and thought women were ontologically inferior can’t be right about some things sometimes, but it feels irresponsible at best to assume they were right about everything for all of time.
If I could reset one aspect of my religious tribe, it would be to put orthopraxy before orthodoxy. We're built to form beliefs and doctrines out of what we experience with God...instead of allowing our beliefs to dictate what God is allowed to do among us. Tell me I'm wrong!
What does it look like to be a church that doesn’t shame people who need rest, or who imagine that stillness and simply bearing witness to God’s presence is their work?
Maybe I need a little more excitement in my life. When I merge to the side of the road to let an ambulance go by...sometimes...I do a fist pump assuming the paramedics and I just joined forces to save lives.
It’s past time for a Seminary Student’s Scouting Combine each year. Has potential to be more entertaining and informative than NFL combine. What events? First elder’s meeting? Working the church lobby without talking to you-know-who? Preaching to an angry mob (first service)?