http://emergentvoyageurs.blog.com Paddling the uncharted waters of missional living and an emerging faith journey Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:37:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey there, As you can probably see, I have not regularly blogged at this address for some time.  However, I am still getting a fair bit of traffic here.  I am now blogging at my new site A Living Alternative, Our Missional Pilgrimage.  I would greatly appreciate it if you headed ... http://emergentvoyageurs.blog.com/2009/06/26/i-need-your-help-gotta-a-minute/ Blog Information Profile for jamiearpinricci http://emergentvoyageurs.blog.com/2009/05/12/technorati/ Hey all! I am excited to announce that this blog has now moved to a new home: www.missional.ca Please update all links to the new location! http://emergentvoyageurs.blog.com/2009/03/01/new-website-launched/ Previous Post - The Gospel, "To The Letter, Without Gloss" - Fridays With Francis When I decided to participate in this "What Is Missional?" Syncroblog, I was initially nervous. After all, I am not a theologian or a particularly accomplished "practitioner". However, I am passionately committed to follow Christ, along with ... http://emergentvoyageurs.blog.com/2008/06/24/redirection-what-is-missional-synchoblog/ Previous Post - A Caution For The Missional Champions When I consider St. Francis, I am continually amazed at the incredible impact he has had (and still has) on the lives of people, both Christian and otherwise. Though we can point to his excesses (like his refusal to have any of ... http://emergentvoyageurs.blog.com/2008/06/21/redirection-the-gospel-to-the-letter-without-gloss-fridays-with-francis/ Previous Post - What I Have Been Reading In my last post, I shared about some of the books I have reading. A few moments ago I finished "New Monasticism: What It Has To Say To Today's Church" by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. When it arrived I was surprised at how thin it ... http://emergentvoyageurs.blog.com/2008/06/08/re-direction-new-monasticism-by-jonathan-wilson-hartgrove-book-review/ Previous Post - What Is Our Missional Community Becoming? Exciting Imaginations The following is from the end of the chapter on community in David Augsburder's book "Dissident Discipleship". I challenge you to spend some time in prayerful consideration of these questions: How can I learn a spirituality that nurtures human wholeness unless ... http://emergentvoyageurs.blog.com/2008/06/04/redirection-learning-true-community-hard-questions-that-must-be-answered/ Over the last few weeks I have been spending a great deal of time pondering the future of our minsitry. As we move towards the church plant, we are realizing that it is just one part of the great shift in our little missional community. I have talked a great ... http://emergentvoyageurs.blog.com/2008/06/03/redirection-what-is-our-missional-community-becoming-exciting-imaginations/ Previous Post - Books, The Bible & Other Points of Influence in my Life When I started this new blog, I chose the name "A Living Alternative" with a very specific intention. When asked why he did not rebuke the sinfulness of the people around him, St. Francis of Assis responded: "The ... http://emergentvoyageurs.blog.com/2008/05/29/redirection-examples-of-living-alternatives-blog-meme/ Previous Post - Missional Confession: Do I Have What It Takes? Last week I asked for some questions from you, the readers of this blog. Thankfully, in the 11th hour two people posted some great questions, which I have been thinking about over the last day or so. The first set ... http://emergentvoyageurs.blog.com/2008/05/28/redirection-books-the-bible-other-points-of-influence-in-my-life/