I had the chance to speak at SOULstice last night in Minneapolis. It was great fun. I spoke on the discipline of confession or telling God the truth. Scot McKnight in his book Jesus Creed provides some great insight into what confession means and looks like. I borrowed most of my thoughts for the night from the book…
If you do not already own a copy of the Jesus Creed get one and if nothing else (although I think you will find the whole book extremely helpful) share the section on becoming a truth-teller with your students. There is no doubt that you and they will benefit from Scot’s thoughts on confession and the result of awakening forgiveness. McKnight also gives a great teaching outline from Luke 3 when John the Baptist is baptizing people in the Jordan…
Brian Mowrey (pictured below in the middle with the black guitar) shepherds the Soulstice community. Soulstice is a really diverse community of people both in race and age. Their vision is to experience the rhythm of change together. I love that vision…
Brian is a very gifted emerging leader with unbelievable talents and potential. I look forward to seeing how God continues to use Brian in the coming days. If you are ever in the Twin Cities on a Sunday evening or you live in the area currently and you are looking to experience worship with a God-loving, people-loving community then participate in the gathering of Soulstice.
Scot McKnight’s book is excellent. Well worth reading, and well worth sharing with students (or adult contributors!). I doubt I’ll be in the Twin Cities anytime soon, but thanks for the post. It’s great to hear about diverse emerging worship gatherings.
Chris,
Thanks for the post. I’m reading The Jesus Creed right now and loving every section of it. My mind is on an interesting road trip as I flip the pages. Thanks for the thoughts on its importance.
Yeah, Scot is a great writer — thoughtful, formative, inspiring, etc. I have loved all of his books. Embracing Grace is another one that I have passed on to several students. I hear he has one comming out called “A Community of Atonement” and I am looking forward to that too.