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Re: Why Everyone Should Wear a Priest’s Collar

JustinWise — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:27:33 -0000

Yes. Exactly. Are we disagreeing? :)

I am 100% okay with hierarchies in the church being flattened.

Re: Why Everyone Should Wear a Priest’s Collar

JustinWise — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:57:53 -0000

1. Babylonian Captivity of the Church
2. I see your line of reasoning. Maybe we should be asking the question, "Is/should the church be an 'institution' at all?" In other words, did Jesus ever intend for his Body to be an institution?

I don't think the answer is no leadership at all. That's chaos. And impossible. (The dirty little secret with "no leadership" is that there actually is leadership. Someone had to lead the decision to have no leadership.)

It's clear from Scripture that God intends to have leaders for his people. What I think Yoder is saying, and I agree with, is that the community of believers has a deeper role in leading the local church than they currently possess. I don't think having leaders is tantamount to being institutionalized.

Re: Why Everyone Should Wear a Priest’s Collar

JustinWise — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:07:49 -0000

Prod. In a word, yes. That's where Yoder's conclusion would eventually end up. It would be a logistical nightmare for where we find ourselves now in the West, but I think that's where Yoder would go.

Look at the emphasis of our beloved Luther: "“All of us who have been baptized are priests without distinction…the sacrament of ordination, therefore, can be nothing other than…choosing a preacher…”

I wouldn't go so far as to say it is a de-institutionalization as much as I would say it's a de-centralization of the power structure in the church.

Re: Work Like a Young Entrepreneur

JustinWise — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:23:47 -0000

You bet, bud. Now how do we bring this to the church? What would that look like?

Re: Work Like a Young Entrepreneur

JustinWise — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:00:06 -0000

Can't wait to read it!

Re: My First Piece of Hate Mail

JustinWise — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:23:03 -0000

Ha! I'd like to think it's because somehow, some way, the God who you hope exists actually does, in fact, exist.

But I could be wrong... :)

Re: My First Piece of Hate Mail

JustinWise — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:22:17 -0000

This might be the most gracious, kind comment anyone has ever left on the site. Thank you :)

Re: My First Piece of Hate Mail

JustinWise — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:06:47 -0000

Hooray! What did he say? You have good taste in translations? ;)

Re: My First Piece of Hate Mail

JustinWise — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:48:25 -0000

You bet... Here's a good summary of all the ... well .... summaries: http://www.catalystspace.com/catablog/full/cult...

Re: My First Piece of Hate Mail

JustinWise — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:47:17 -0000

Thanks Sammy... Rock that join!

Re: My First Piece of Hate Mail

JustinWise — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:47:06 -0000

Just flexin' the ol' vocab muscles, if you know what I'm sayin'!

Re: My First Piece of Hate Mail

JustinWise — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:46:46 -0000

Susie ... Thanks for the kind words. Although, I'm curious as to what we do not agree on. Just admit it, it's my love of sweater vests, isn't it? ;)

Thanks for reading even though we disagree. Awesome.

Re: My First Piece of Hate Mail

JustinWise — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:52:02 -0000

I wish I could use this as my real email. I would. I totally would.

Re: My First Piece of Hate Mail

JustinWise — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:32:31 -0000

I know, right? Like, "yousuck@hotmail.com"? That's pure genius.

Re: My First Piece of Hate Mail

JustinWise — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:20:15 -0000

If it helps somebody out, right?

Re: Story Chicago 09 | Donald Miller

JustinWise — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:56:58 -0000

My pleasure, Kyle. I'll be doing the same thing tomorrow... Stop on by again!

Re: How to Simplify Your Facebook News Feed

JustinWise — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:58:21 -0000

Oh yeah!

Re: What Would Luther Do? My Cultivate Workshop

JustinWise — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:18:47 -0000

Dude. We must represent the Midwest. Rep-rep-REPRESENT!

Re: What Would Luther Do? My Cultivate Workshop

JustinWise — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:18:23 -0000

HA! You're too kind. Looking forward to our time!

Re: What Would Luther Do? My Cultivate Workshop

JustinWise — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:17:07 -0000

Mike

There's some great thought leaders in the Church regarding your concerns. I'd recommend both Shane Hipps' book "Flickering Pixels": http://bit.ly/GlDcn and John Dyer's blog: http://donteatthefruit.com.

Both dudes are sharp and are navigating the concerns you bring up brilliantly.

Re: Why I Can’t Stand Microsoft

JustinWise — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:14:40 -0000

Chadley .... Certainly no one is charging Walmart or Fareway with "store design infringement"! However, if it was systemic, across the board, pervasive infringement might have a case.

Look at is this way: The last two of of Microsoft's huge marketing strategies ("I'm a PC" and The Microsoft store) have been directly borrowed from their competitor. That, to me, is lazy.

Re: Why You Need to Care About College Students

JustinWise — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:08:39 -0000

Wow. That's a huge testimony to the power of the "ripple." Why not try and "ripple" life-giving content, right?

I think you're dead-on with the assessment of websites–it's the new "front door" for business, organizations and churches. Well stated.

Re: Why You Need to Care About College Students

JustinWise — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:07:05 -0000

Thanks buddy. Can't stop, won't stop!

Re: Why You Need to Care About College Students

JustinWise — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:39:09 -0000

Totally. That is very well said. I think more than anything, I want people to see that they–even them!–can "get the ball rolling."

For instance, your church member who started the page got the ball rolling to where leadership MUST talk about it. Not optimal, but at least it gets the convo started, right?

The "why" is probably more important than the "how", but some people won't answer the "why" until the "how" has been implemented.

Re: Why You’ll Need a Digital Pastor

JustinWise — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:54:42 -0000

Ha ha. No, you weren't vague. I knew exactly what you meant!

I used the ??? because I'm really not sure :)