EmergentNJ

2008-09-24T09:03:00.001-07:00

Come join the EmergentNJ cohort at John Franke's installation at Biblical Seminary.

Tickets may be purchased here: franke.eventbrite.com

"Missional Christianity... Church Beyond Boundaries"

A conference addressing theological and practical challenges
for the future of the missional church

Friday, October 10, 2008
Conference & Evening Event

Featuring leading practitioners and scholars in the missional conversation.

SCHEDULE
Noon - Registration
1:00 - 1:50 p.m. - Plenary session, Q & A with Scot McKnight "The Bible and Missional Listening"
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. - Parallel sessions
2:45 - 3:15 p.m. - Snack break
3:15 - 4:00 p.m. - Parallel sessions
4:10 - 5:00p.m. - Plenary session, Q & A with Tim Keel "Imagination, Epistemology, and the Local Church"

5:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Reception with refreshments

6:30 - 9:00 p.m. - Speakers & the installation of John R. Franke as the Lester and Kay Clemens Professor of Missional Theology

EVENING SPEAKERS & PRESENTERS
David Dunbar - Welcome
Darrell Guder "The Promise and Threat of Missional Theology"
Brian McLaren "An Epistemology of Love"
John Franke

Tickets may be purchased here: franke.eventbrite.com

2008-05-10T10:33:00.000-07:00

EmergentNJ now operates off of Facebook exclusively. It's just easier that way. Join our group on Facebook by clicking here.

Our May meeting is Tuesday May 20, 2008 @ 6:30pm in Allendale, NJ at Holy Grounds Cafe. Event info is here.

2008-01-04T13:03:00.001-08:00

Jim Wallis is speaking in NYC on January 21st. I am planning to be there, so if you want to go and have an impromptu EmergentNJ meeting in Manhattan let me know.

2007-11-29T19:14:00.001-08:00

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. With EmergentNJ meetings usually happening the last weekend of the month, November and December make things a little tricky. The December meeting will be Monday the 17th at the Office in Ridgewood. We will try to shoot for 8pm. Leave a comment if you think you can make it.

Grace and Peace,
Thom

2007-10-17T19:15:00.000-07:00

There will be a meeting on Sunday as well. Sorry for not making that clear. The Monday meeting will be held as well if there are enough people who can meet then. Sunday around 1pm at The Office in Ridgewood, NJ. See you then!

2007-10-15T11:06:00.000-07:00

The meeting date will officially be Monday at 8pm, (add 10/17/07) if there is enough interest in meeting then. See you at The Office in Ridgewood then!

2007-10-10T05:28:00.000-07:00

The next meeting of the Emergent Cohort will be either Sunday, October 28th (in the afternoon) or Monday, October 29th (around 8pm). If any of you out there in the far reaches of the blogosphere have a preference for either day, please leave a note in the form of a comment.

The reading for the meeting will be Ten Ideas for Living Intentionally in the Suburbs also found here in PDF.

2007-10-04T20:22:00.000-07:00

An announcement from EmergentNJ member Janelle:

When I met "Star" in Thailand, she was 16 years old and full of laughter. But when you got to know her a little bit more, you soon could sense her great self-doubt, emotional scars and vulnerability that she carried as a result of being sold when she was 2 years old, and starting at the age of 12, was forced to be a sex slave for multiple men, multiple times a night. And you heard about the terrible nightmares that she now suffers from... She was rescued at 15 and put in a safehouse. She was lucky. She has an uphill battle to climb, but now she has hope; a hope for her future and a hope that comes from above.

That is what we want for every child, woman and man that is caught in the bonds of slavery: hope. There are 27 MILLION of them worldwide forced to work as prostitutes, toiling in the fields or factories, as a child soldier, in someone's home or as a bride. Most of those slaves are under the age of 18. That is why we are having the Freedom Fair.

THIS Saturday (on the same day as Allendale Day), we will host an ALL DAY event to raise awareness about modern-day slavery because we CAN do something. And slavery does not just exist "over there". It also could exist down the street from you...

MAIN EVENT 6PM - MIDNIGHT: Live music by Thomas Torrey, Grant Reitzel, Blue Was a Bear, Dan Harney, FLEECE and more!

Special guest speakers from Restore NYC (www.restorenyc.org) and LOVE 146 (www.love146.org)

ALL DAY from 10am-midnight: Jewelry and Handicrafts on sale made by human trafficking survivors, Art Exhibit, Info on human trafficking, representatives from organizations fighting injustice: Polaris Project, World Vision, The Emancipation Network and more!

Raise Your Voice! Take Action! Come Learn!

2007-09-27T06:25:00.000-07:00

Since we are officially a Facebook nation, EmergentNJ is a group on Facebook open to everyone. Please feel free to join the group if you are going to be attending meetings.

Remember the first meeting is this Saturday! See you there.

2007-09-10T10:53:00.000-07:00

The first meetin of the North Jersey Emergent Cohort will be September 29th at 2:00pm at The Office at 32-34 Chestnut St. in Ridgewood, NJ. We will be discussing Scot McKnight's article "Five Streams of the Emergent Church." It is available on Christianity Today (hyperlink) or in .pdf here: http://www.box.net/shared/ma4cbi7hxs.

Look forward to seeing you then!

Grace and Peace,

Thom

2007-08-21T18:26:00.001-07:00

To keep you all posted, the first meeting is going to be either September 22nd or 29th. The cohort will take place at my favorite meeting place, The Office in Ridgewood, NJ. When the exact date and time is figured out, it will be posted.

Grace and Peace,

Thom

2007-07-12T11:56:00.000-07:00

Welcome to EmergentNJ, the cohort of North (New) Jersey. We have started as a bunch of friends from the North Jersey area excited about living in a way that is both ancient and future, both creedal and generous. We are planning to have our first meeting in August, if you are interested leave a comment and we'll email you instructions, reading material, and directions.

Grace and Peace.