Soulstice…
April 2nd, 2007
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.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:48 am
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.
April 2nd, 2007 at 1:22 pm
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.
April 2nd, 2007 at 8:38 pm
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.