Archive October 14, 2010

Jim Belcher Interview Essential Leadership in the Deep Church

Kara Powell interviews pastor and author Jim Belcher about the content of his new book Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional and its implications for youth ministry.

A Fuller graduate, Jim is founding church planter and lead …

“You suck, try harder.”

I used to work with Jim Belcher, the author of Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional. Since Jim and I, along with Mark Oestreicher…

3 Types of folks in the Emerging Church

In Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional, my friend and former co-worker, Jim Belcher, reminds us that the emerging church is a very big tent.

What the Emerging Church is Protesting

My friend and former colleague, Jim Belcher, sent me a copy of his new book, Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional. As described in the book…

Authority

I’ve been reading Phyllis Tickle’s new book, The Great Emergence.  It’s good; lots of interesting insights about how history, culture, and the church have been woven together for the last 2000 years.

One of the central questions in Tickle’s …

Urban Emergent: An Oxymoron? Panel Discussion

Wondering about crossover between “Emerging Church” issues and “Emerging Urban Church” issues? FYI (formerly CYFM) hosted a panel discussion on the interface of recent movements within both circles of conversation.

Connecting Emerging Churches with Your Youth Ministry An Interview with Ryan Bolger

What does the future hold for youth ministry as we know it? Kara Powell caught up with author and professor Ryan Bolger to learn from his research and perspective on the shape of youth ministry in the emerging church.