Not sure if you remember me. We talked a long time ago about a lot of stuff. Well, if you consider 3 years ago a long time, it was a long time ago. A lot has happend in life with me and after reading this I see a lot has happend in ministry in regards to you. I see you have co-authored a book. Kudos. I wanted to stop by because I found your name while researching Missional.
I’m living in Indianapolis now. I’m not sure if you will be here for the convention, but I would love to meet up with you or anyone else for that matter. I’m no longer affliated with the SBC from a vocational ministry perspective or a worship perspective, but of course my roots are SBC. I’m a part of the UMC now for a number of reasons. One, admittedly, because I married a Methodist :). But, I haven’t had many conversations with relevant SBCer’s lately and didn’t know if you are anyone you know might be in town and would want to join me for lunch.
I hope all is well and that I hear from you soon.

P.S.: I left a message at your church with my number if you’d like to contact me. Peace.

So here I am at the great Zoo Outpouring known as the Annual Meeting of the SBC and yours is the first thing I read.

On second thought, animals in a zoo are in cages. Make that a Jungle Outpouring.

I presume the basics we’re supposed to go back to are the ones that built an army with a 50% AWOL rate. That does NOT sound like a 20th Century tactic, to me. Let alone 21st Century. I personally think a raft of well educated, gifted women as teachers could probably sort the whole thing out.

No, wait. We already tried that (Can you tell I spent Thursday morning visiting with Dr. Sheri Klouda?).

Won’t 1.5 hours over 3 days of Bible stories, songs like Give me a “J” for Jesus, puppets, crafts and water fun win Valparaiso for Jesus?

What?

I’m I missing something?

David

*Channeling Napoleon Dynamite* “Heck, yes!”

Can I hang out with you for one day? It would only be one day, and not your day off. Can I, please?

:)

Tim Dahl

I keep doing what they tell me and I don’t know why our church isn’t growing. That’s okay. I’ll get all the training and inspiriation I need at the Pastor’s Conference next year. I love hearing about all the things I’m supposed to be against. I can’t afford to go this year, but next year I told my wife that our whole family is taking our vacation at the SBC. She isn’t talking to me right now, but that’s okay. She’ll come around.

Marty, I think that you’re wrong about all of this. With just a little tweaking, an ongoing, never-say-die Conservative Resugence, two revivals a year led by an evangelist, more resolutions against other people’s sins, and some more programs, we’ll be fine. The lost are just waiting for us to get back to basics.

Amen! We don’t live in the 1950’s anymore! We have to be students of culture and realize what worked 10 years ago doesn’t work today. Man, what worked 2 years doesn’t always work today.