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The Wikiklesia Project Update

Last updated on: July 10, 2007 at 1:28 pm By David Hayward

I am pleased and excited to have been invited to participate in the Wikiklesia Project by submitting a chapter on the impact of technology on the church. The Project has announced July 23, 2007 as the release date for Volume One: Voices of the Virtual World: Participative Technology and the Ecclesial Revolution On this date, an e-book version will become available for purchase at LULU.com, and perhaps other e-booksellers. A press release was announced today, and is available HERE. A... Read more

Jaunt with Jesus #22: Oh the Agony!

Last updated on: July 10, 2007 at 9:25 am By David Hayward

Morphine Life, Trent Yaconelli & Five A.M. with Be Still

Last updated on: July 9, 2007 at 2:31 pm By David Hayward

Several months ago a guy commented on one of my posts. His name was Trent Yaconelli. I couldn’t resist asking him if he was the son of the late great Mike Yaconelli, one of the most radical of youth leaders of our time, as well as one of the most controversial church critics in America. I came across Mike back in seminary when I read his youth specialties books. But I also came across him when I had to ask... Read more

Pastor Ponderance #16: Amazing Grace

Last updated on: July 9, 2007 at 9:34 am By David Hayward

Leszli Kalli’s Honest Appraisal

Last updated on: July 8, 2007 at 7:11 am By David Hayward

Please excuse the long entry here, but I have to quote this entire passage from Leszli Kalli’s book, Kidnapped. This is a precious nugget of truth, and this is what I’m passionate about. She says it like it is. And because what she says applies to much of my experience and other’s experience of the church, I listen! The way I do church and the way our community is, is because of what Leszli says here: Dear God, I hope... Read more

Confronted

Last updated on: July 7, 2007 at 8:35 am By David Hayward

Freedom From Agendas

Last updated on: July 6, 2007 at 2:42 pm By David Hayward

Once in a while I’ll get a blast of clarity. Usually when I’m driving. Like today when I was driving to the hospital to visit my good friend Kurt. He hurt his back and is in a lot of pain. I was thinking how I do what many pastors do: study, pray, visit, counsel… simple things. But while I was thinking these thoughts I immediately felt myself arguing with something. I don’t want to be burdened with an agenda. I... Read more

Pastor Ponderance #15

Last updated on: July 6, 2007 at 8:25 am By David Hayward

The Gift of Discernment

Last updated on: July 5, 2007 at 2:33 pm By David Hayward

I say that discernment is a gift of the Holy Spirit that is most needed today and the least utilized. The spiritual gift of discernment, in fact, has become the enemy of the church and our religious life as we know it. Here’s why: Discernment is defined as the ability to see something that is not very clear or obvious; to understand something that is not immediately obvious; or to be able to tell the difference between two or more... Read more

Pastor Ponderance #14

Last updated on: July 5, 2007 at 11:35 am By David Hayward

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