March meeting on the 14th

We are back on our regular schedule of meeting on the second Thursday of the month, after making some accommodations in February for St. Valentine's day. This Thursday we will follow Clay's suggestion to consider the question "Why are you (still) emergent? Of course positive and negative answers are acceptable. Clay's suggestion was inspired by this blog So read the blog and bring your thoughts. Woody suggests that we read The Boundary-Breaking God: An Unfolding Story of Hope and Promise by Danielle Shroyer in April or May. Danielle is the pastor of Journey Church in Dallas and she blogs at danielleshroyer.com Our meetings are always open to guests and the curious, so come check us out.

February meeting on the 21st

This February we'll meet on the 21st and discuss Frank Schaeffer's blog post saying that emergent christianity is broken. Here's a link to the blog: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/frankschaeffer/2013/02/progressive-christianity-is-as-broken-as-evangelicalism-heres-how-to-fix-it/ Come prepared to discuss whether or not you agree with Frank and why... Enjoy your Valentine's Day...

January 10, 2013

Our cohort will not meet in December, but we will meet on January, 10, 2013. Once we decide on a topic, I'll post it here on the blog. I didn't want you to go a whole month with nothing to think about, so I thought you might find this sermon interesting: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/missionalshift/2012/11/my-sermon-on-what-is-the-missional-church/ Scott Knight was speaking at The Table, a new emergent church in East Dallas. His thoughts on being missional prompt me to ask, "are you more or less missional today than you were four years ago?" (Can you tell that yesterday was election day?)

Thursday, November 8, 2012

We'll meet at 7:00 PM at Starbucks to discuss Phyllis Tickle's latest book, Emergence Christianity. Even if you haven't read the book, you'll find the conversation interesting. All are welcome.

Doug Pagitt at Journey Church Oct. 22

Doug Pagitt will be hosting a discussion of role and future of Christianity and hanging out with the good people of Dallas, Fort Worth, Texas on October 22 7:30pm at Journey Church and Heritage Church. Event is free and open to all. If the stars align there will be music (if you have a lead contact Doug) Doug Pagitt suggests that we live in an exciting time of change in every area of our culture including religion. He suggests that this current period, that he calls "The Inventive Age" is a fertile time not only for new expressions of faith, but for new theology in Christianity as well. Join Doug for an evening of positive conversation about the age we live and the bright future that is ahead. Journey Dallas 13154 Coit Rd. Suite 101 , Dallas, Texas 75240

October 11, 2012 Meeting

The cohort will meet Thursday, October 11, 2012 to discuss McLaren's latest book, "Why did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha and Mohammed Cross the Road?" Here's a video that covers the main points of the book: http://www.theworkofthepeople.com/index.php?ct=store.details&pid=V01124 Watch the video and come join the conversation. Everyone is welcome.

June 14, 2012 meeting

The North Dallas Area Cohort will meet on Thursday, June 14th at 7:00 PM at Starbucks at Custer and Parker in Plano. To get ready for our conversation, read and think about your answers to these ten questions: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/missionalshift/2012/06/10-questions-to-ask-if-youre-wondering-am-i-missional/ One of the characteristics that distinguishes emergent/missional fellowships from traditional fellowships is their view/approach to evangelism. What do you think? Hope you can come and share.