Category Archives: Worship

Wasteful Worship?

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Aaron Kauffman

For many people today, particularly folks in their twenties and thirties, church seems like a waste of time. Of all the things we could do on a Sunday morning, why get together with people you rarely meet during the week, … Continue reading →

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Can We Really Dance like David? Pnuema and Polity

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Lane Miller

During the final worship session of the youth convention at Pittsburgh 2011, the band played a popular worship song—Dance Like David. The song is unique in mainstream Christian music. It uses Latin beats and is sung in both Spanish and … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a mini-conference

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Brian R. Gumm

This past weekend, seven months of shared work between my friend, Aaron Kauffman, and me came to fruition. #Occupy Empire: Anabaptism in God’s Mission was by most anecdotal accounts a great success. Around 60 people converged on the Discipleship Center, perched atop … Continue reading →

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The Sacrament of Mission

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Brian R. Gumm

“I think, therefore I am.” This short dictum from René Descartes may be the best shorthand summary of the entire Enlightenment project. It is a statement about human nature – our “am-ness” – namely that we are primarily rational animals. … Continue reading →

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What if we throw a party and nobody comes? Reflections on Laurelville

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Matt Hamsher

I have to admit that I had my doubts that we would be able to reach our capacity of some fifty people for the Laurelville meeting.  For one thing, it was not great timing for youth pastors (many of whom … Continue reading →

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