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Considerations: 07/01/2015 - 08/01/2015

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A place to consider faith, community, and culture. Consuming Millennials (Part 1): How The Church Perpetuates Consumeristic Faith. Posted by David Warkentin. On Thursday, July 09, 2015. The following was recently published in the Christ and Cascadia journal. 8220;Millennials are leaving the church! 8220;Young adults don’t believe anything anymore! 8220;The church has lost its voice in a wayward culture.”. But in many ways the church actually creates the problem of decreasing engagement. In particular...

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Considerations: 07/01/2014 - 08/01/2014

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A place to consider faith, community, and culture. Posted by David Warkentin. On Thursday, July 31, 2014. As my blogging has slowed for the summer, it's interesting to see what people are reading who find there way to my blog. Here's a sampling of what's being read:. An interview with Stanley Hauerwas: "The last thing in the world I'd want is a personal relationship with God.". On the need for honesty in relationships: "It's complicated". My take on nationalistic holidays: "Hesitant Nationalism". Summari...

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Considerations: 08/01/2014 - 09/01/2014

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A place to consider faith, community, and culture. Posted by David Warkentin. On Wednesday, August 27, 2014. This review first appeared in the latest edition of the MB Herald. Besides offering an example of discipleship himself within academia, N.T. Wright isn’t typically known for his work on the topic of discipleship. Yet in his recently updated book,. Is the fruit of such ministry, showing that discipleship and theology belong together. Discipleship needs the church. These sermons reflect the day-to-d...

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Considerations: 11/01/2014 - 12/01/2014

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A place to consider faith, community, and culture. Posted by David Warkentin. On Tuesday, November 25, 2014. Where do we see the holy? Where do we catch glimpses of grace? Where is God most present in our world? But rarely will we think of a dirty homeless person rambling in the street. Neither did actor Ins Choi. Who wrote and performs the provocative and moving one-person show called Subway Stations of the Cross. Flung into a mere bag to hang unadorned and plain amidst the mess of a city. Yet from ...

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Considerations: Consuming Millennials (Part 2): From Consumption to Presence

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A place to consider faith, community, and culture. Consuming Millennials (Part 2): From Consumption to Presence. Posted by David Warkentin. On Tuesday, August 04, 2015. Part 2 of my article has now been published in the Christ and Cascadia journal. Churches will try just about anything to stay relevant. From music to mochas, countless attempts are made by churches to appeal to culture, especially the next generation. Don Draper, the famous advertiser from the hit TV show. To Change the World,. Describes ...

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Considerations: TRC Day 2 - Learning

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A place to consider faith, community, and culture. TRC Day 2 - Learning. Posted by David Warkentin. On Monday, June 01, 2015. Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Justice Murray Sinclair - Chair of the TRC. Day 2 of the TRC. Later in the day I attended a panel discussion on ways Canada can/should implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Truth-telling is important but not sufficient for reconciliation.action is needed." (Letter from Ban Ki-moon - UN Secretary General). The Bible a...

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Considerations: TRC Day 1 - Walk for Reconciliation

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A place to consider faith, community, and culture. TRC Day 1 - Walk for Reconciliation. Posted by David Warkentin. On Monday, June 01, 2015. Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Day #1 of the TRC. And featured the Walk for Reconcilation, a 5k walk from Hull, QUE, to Ottawa's City Hall. Some 7000-10000. These few days, as the TRC concludes and the commissioners offer strategies for the coming years, could set the tone for years to come. And so I just don’t buy it anymore. Sean McConnell, "Praise the Lord".

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Considerations: 01/01/2015 - 02/01/2015

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A place to consider faith, community, and culture. Practice Ambivalence" - Life Direction with Amy Poehler. Posted by David Warkentin. On Thursday, January 29, 2015. Having made several major life and work transitions in recent years and now working with young adults in that oh-so-fun time of figuring out the future, I often find myself thinking about helpful ways to approach our future as individuals. Christians, while committed in belief to trust God. You have to care about your work but not about the ...

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Considerations: 10/01/2014 - 11/01/2014

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A place to consider faith, community, and culture. From Consumption to Engagement. Posted by David Warkentin. On Thursday, October 16, 2014. At the recent Christ and Cascadia Conference. A few weeks back, I had the chance to present a paper on my working view of discipleship and young adults. Here's the abstract from the paper:. 8220;From Consumption to Engagement: Discipleship and Millennials in Cascadia”. To Change the World. U2 and Serious Ridiculousness. Posted by David Warkentin. Recently in Seattle...

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Considerations: 08/01/2015 - 09/01/2015

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A place to consider faith, community, and culture. Consuming Millennials (Part 2): From Consumption to Presence. Posted by David Warkentin. On Tuesday, August 04, 2015. Part 2 of my article has now been published in the Christ and Cascadia journal. Churches will try just about anything to stay relevant. From music to mochas, countless attempts are made by churches to appeal to culture, especially the next generation. Don Draper, the famous advertiser from the hit TV show. To Change the World,. Describes ...