Comments on: Book Review: Reimagining Church http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/2010/04/27/book-review-reimagining-church/ Sun, 20 May 2012 18:11:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Di http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/2010/04/27/book-review-reimagining-church/#comment-1925 Di Sat, 01 May 2010 15:04:02 +0000 http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/?p=1399#comment-1925 "organic church" huh? So inspired by the quotes from the book I will be purchasing it for a read. We tried home church here for a while. It worked so well for families and gave so much room for Him to move through the reflections, art, craft, chats, food, drinks or together time. It was often shared with a meal which was great. At some point it became stagnant cause we tried to attend our Church as well as "home church" - as did most of the group. Don't know if this is of interest, but a friend from that group runs a Praxis network that is like an online "organic church". It is going well, and we are now even meeting on Monday nights as well. Have a read, if you want more info, email Adrian Greenwood or you and ask me more. http://morepraxis.org.au/ “organic church” huh? So inspired by the quotes from the book I will be purchasing it for a read. We tried home church here for a while. It worked so well for families and gave so much room for Him to move through the reflections, art, craft, chats, food, drinks or together time. It was often shared with a meal which was great. At some point it became stagnant cause we tried to attend our Church as well as “home church” - as did most of the group. Don’t know if this is of interest, but a friend from that group runs a Praxis network that is like an online “organic church”. It is going well, and we are now even meeting on Monday nights as well. Have a read, if you want more info, email Adrian Greenwood or you and ask me more.
http://morepraxis.org.au/

]]> By: kim http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/2010/04/27/book-review-reimagining-church/#comment-1916 kim Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:18:05 +0000 http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/?p=1399#comment-1916 Sarah - thanks for the heads up - I have a message out to Rad Zdero :) Liz - LOL that's precisely what I thought ... "organic church? I'm there!" :) I'll keep you updated on what we do! Tia - thanks so much for the offer ... I might just take you up on it! Sarah - thanks for the heads up - I have a message out to Rad Zdero :)

Liz - LOL that’s precisely what I thought … “organic church? I’m there!” :) I’ll keep you updated on what we do!

Tia - thanks so much for the offer … I might just take you up on it!

]]> By: Tia http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/2010/04/27/book-review-reimagining-church/#comment-1915 Tia Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:09:14 +0000 http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/?p=1399#comment-1915 I'm not sure how I found your blog, but I've been a silent reader for a little while now. This posts move me to comment. I am a member of a church, not started by a man, but a church organized by The Lord himself. He has organized His gospel in this present day after the pattern that He establish while on this earth that fell after His death. If you have any questions feel free to email me. -Tia I’m not sure how I found your blog, but I’ve been a silent reader for a little while now. This posts move me to comment. I am a member of a church, not started by a man, but a church organized by The Lord himself. He has organized His gospel in this present day after the pattern that He establish while on this earth that fell after His death. If you have any questions feel free to email me. -Tia

]]> By: Liz http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/2010/04/27/book-review-reimagining-church/#comment-1911 Liz Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:32:40 +0000 http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/?p=1399#comment-1911 This does sound really interesting, Kim. Thanks for the post. I'll have to check out the book. I agree that we have tons in common: if we ever end up back in Hamilton I'm going to be knocking on your door for some unschooling, gentle-disciplining, organic-churching company. I don't even know what organic church means yet, but I'm pretty sure I'm into it. This does sound really interesting, Kim. Thanks for the post. I’ll have to check out the book. I agree that we have tons in common: if we ever end up back in Hamilton I’m going to be knocking on your door for some unschooling, gentle-disciplining, organic-churching company. I don’t even know what organic church means yet, but I’m pretty sure I’m into it.

]]> By: Sarah http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/2010/04/27/book-review-reimagining-church/#comment-1907 Sarah Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:01:12 +0000 http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/?p=1399#comment-1907 I see he's on facebook so you could try sending a message that way. We had coffee with him and a couple who had a church in their home years back but I don't have any of their contact info. We were doing house church with another family from our old congregation and then they decided they wanted to start attending a local church so we were looking for other options. But we actually decided not to join the hamilton house church because there were some things going on that we felt were very unbiblical. And I'm not sure what's going on these days with that church, or how many of them there are now. Facebook is probably your best bet. Sorry I can't be more help! His book is really great though. I see he’s on facebook so you could try sending a message that way. We had coffee with him and a couple who had a church in their home years back but I don’t have any of their contact info. We were doing house church with another family from our old congregation and then they decided they wanted to start attending a local church so we were looking for other options. But we actually decided not to join the hamilton house church because there were some things going on that we felt were very unbiblical. And I’m not sure what’s going on these days with that church, or how many of them there are now. Facebook is probably your best bet. Sorry I can’t be more help! His book is really great though.

]]> By: kim http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/2010/04/27/book-review-reimagining-church/#comment-1906 kim Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:37:39 +0000 http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/?p=1399#comment-1906 Sarah, it'd be great if you could get me in contact with them! I've read about Rad Zdero (he's listed as main contact on a website I visited a while go) but they never got back to me about finding a church in the area ... I just assumed the website was dead. Sarah, it’d be great if you could get me in contact with them! I’ve read about Rad Zdero (he’s listed as main contact on a website I visited a while go) but they never got back to me about finding a church in the area … I just assumed the website was dead.

]]> By: Sarah http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/2010/04/27/book-review-reimagining-church/#comment-1905 Sarah Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:02:55 +0000 http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/?p=1399#comment-1905 I'm not sure what the definition of an 'organic' church is, but we used to be involved in a house church and there are definitely a couple in Hamilton, as well as a network of them in southern ontario that connect every so many months. I have a really awesome book called The Global House Church Movement by Rad Zdero (he lives close by). Not sure how available online it is. But how he started was they created a house church movement that was made up of members of his Methodist (?) congregation and was still connected to the congregation, but met in homes on Sunday and did their own thing while still being involved in the larger congregation. And then eventually he started an independent network. Let me know if you want to read it! House church was phenomenally different in a very good way. I’m not sure what the definition of an ‘organic’ church is, but we used to be involved in a house church and there are definitely a couple in Hamilton, as well as a network of them in southern ontario that connect every so many months. I have a really awesome book called The Global House Church Movement by Rad Zdero (he lives close by). Not sure how available online it is. But how he started was they created a house church movement that was made up of members of his Methodist (?) congregation and was still connected to the congregation, but met in homes on Sunday and did their own thing while still being involved in the larger congregation. And then eventually he started an independent network. Let me know if you want to read it! House church was phenomenally different in a very good way.

]]> By: kim http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/2010/04/27/book-review-reimagining-church/#comment-1904 kim Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:55:28 +0000 http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/?p=1399#comment-1904 I do hope that helped, Nicole :) I think that's the *last* thing the author was intending! I do hope that helped, Nicole :) I think that’s the *last* thing the author was intending!

]]> By: Nicole http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/2010/04/27/book-review-reimagining-church/#comment-1903 Nicole Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:33:10 +0000 http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/?p=1399#comment-1903 Okay, I see, thank you for clarifying. Okay, I see, thank you for clarifying.

]]> By: kim http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/2010/04/27/book-review-reimagining-church/#comment-1902 kim Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:10:55 +0000 http://kblog.theschellingerhoudts.com/?p=1399#comment-1902 No, that's not it at all. The author is very quick to say that 'starting a new church' just because you don't like your church is *not* the thing to do. More what he says is to try and pursue an organic expression of Christian life. If you can do it in your church - amazing! If not, perhaps you need to think about that. Again, it's not that the other churches "don't have it right", it's whether or not their members are fully functioning members who are coming together to express the the Body of Christ. It's not "who's doing what", it's whether or not what they're doing is Biblical and if it's building up the members of the Body or causing them to become passive. I think these are healthy questions that need to be seriously examined by all Christians - these are the types of questions Jesus asked in His day! No, that’s not it at all. The author is very quick to say that ’starting a new church’ just because you don’t like your church is *not* the thing to do. More what he says is to try and pursue an organic expression of Christian life. If you can do it in your church - amazing! If not, perhaps you need to think about that.

Again, it’s not that the other churches “don’t have it right”, it’s whether or not their members are fully functioning members who are coming together to express the the Body of Christ. It’s not “who’s doing what”, it’s whether or not what they’re doing is Biblical and if it’s building up the members of the Body or causing them to become passive. I think these are healthy questions that need to be seriously examined by all Christians - these are the types of questions Jesus asked in His day!

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