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Saturday, July 5

Soularize Defiance Ohio 2008









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posted by Jim Schoch | 9:14 AM | |


TheOOZE family reunion

breakfast with the Mayor of Defiance:



Where everybody knows our names:


posted by Tammy | 7:07 AM | |



Thursday, July 3

Soularize Defiance




Just nothin better than meeting online at theooze.com and then getting to meet face to face ... Lydia Tammy and Jackie and Liz

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posted by Jim Schoch | 8:37 PM | |


Soulariz Defiance




Hippo's feet and then Tammy and Humanfuelone/Lance

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posted by Jim Schoch | 1:35 PM | |


soularize/Ooze Defiance 2008

jackiewyse, heather and liz at Kissners this a.m. and our soularize/ooze adjenda with ideas on 2 napkins ... :)




more to come ...

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posted by Jim Schoch | 10:08 AM | |



Monday, June 2

the "christian genome project"

what is the dna of the our faith? what defines us, moves us, embraces us, motivates us and keeps us? how can we as a collective share voices, ideas and expressions of our faith in a unique and dymanic way? how can we, as followers in the 21st centry, tell the story of our walk, and truly hear all voices? well, i am not sure i have all the answers - ok, i am sure i do not have all the answers :). but, i would like to introduce you to an idea i have been playing with called "the christian genome project" [CGP] - and we can use all the input we can get - because this is so not about me, it is all about us. here is how i see it -

CGP should be a place for story - where people share their stories, their views and no one corrects them or rejects them - a place where all voices can form the one voice we call "christianity" - we want it to be "liberal" and "conservative" - we want it to express all areas of faith and all faith traditions - no matter what - a place where you, not the "officials of the church" tell the story - it is a "collective of voices" designed to be a place where people can seek answers to questions - and we can dance this dance of faith united.

while the domain is set [www.TheChristianGenomeProjest.com] and a "splash" page will be set in a few days - we need voices - all voices - not matter your stance, tradition or point of view -

we need ideas of what you would like to see - how the CGP should be organized, what do you desire to hear and know - we know "seed stories" will be important, a place to share stories of churches forming and growing - we also know that worship ideas will be important, how does your church worship in an emerging culture - and what examples can you share - we need more ideas of what you think important. as we design this site to be a productive, useful site we need your input - so, share as you desire

email me and shre your imput - please put "christian genome project" in the subject line so i do not send it to spam :)

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posted by john o'keefe | 1:07 PM | |



Sunday, June 1

Soularize/Defiance Reunion 08

TheOoze.com Reunion/Soularize Defiance
July 3-6

In Defiance, Ohio ... a.k.a ~The Great Black Swamp~
Hosts from the ooze ~Shok and Tammy~



Ain't no preachin at this one ... just a reunion of the misfits and fellow heretics
and we get to party with our city one night for the fireworks and another night
with an ole hippie named Lenny down by the river ... whats not to love about dat :)

Check out the thread on the general message board here on the ooze for all the buzz

Some are camping and some are roughing it in a motel right next to buffalo wild wings ...

Stimulate the ecomomy with that government check ya just got :)

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posted by Jim Schoch | 12:07 PM | |



Wednesday, May 28

Holy Ghost Reefer & Charismatic Futures

The charismatic movement & emerging church conversation seem to have all too few points of contact. As a post-charismatic emergent mutt, I try to rectify the problem this week with three posts tracing the past, present, and future of the 'Spirit-filled' movement, respectively. I hope we can cultivate a way to appreciate the 'wine' of the Holy Spirit's immediacy in our midst, even while being supple and adaptable with regards to the 'wineskin' of expression. Read on - I'd appreciate your comments!

(Holy) Ghosts of Revivals Past

Charismatic Chaos or (Holy) Spirited Deconstruction?

Prophetic Movement & Futures: Where's It Headed?

posted by Mike Morrell | 9:07 PM | |



Wednesday, May 21

May08 issue of Next-Wave is online

The May 08 issue of Next-Wave is online and it features an interview with Todd Hunter by Stephen Shields on the launch of his new ministry. Enjoy!

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posted by Charlie Wear | 12:53 PM | |



Monday, April 21

The Apr08 issue of Next-Wave is online

Dear Friends and Readers of Next-Wave
The April o8 issue is online. It features an interview with Brian McLaren by Andrew Jones, The Tall Skinny Kiwi concerning issue raised by Brian's latest book, Everything must change. As always there are a number of other articles. Readers are invited to interact by commenting.
Enjoy,
Charlie Wear
Publisher
Next-Wave

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posted by Charlie Wear | 10:52 AM | |



Monday, March 31

"Why We're Not Emergent" & The Ooze

The new book Why We're Not Emergent (By Two Guys Who Should Be) raises lots of interesting questions about the emerging conversation from a conservative Reformed viewpoint. The Ooze is invoked often in it! For my take, check this out.

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posted by Mike Morrell | 11:45 AM | |



Friday, March 21

Mar08 issue of Next-Wave is online...

Hey all, the Mar08 issue of Next-Wave is online featuring an interview with Doug Pagitt by Bob Hyatt, Next-Wave editor. Enjoy.

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posted by Charlie Wear | 7:45 AM | |



Monday, March 10

Inducing Labor

Here is an exerpt from an article by Darin Hufford called Inducing Labor

... "It is both unhealthy and implausible to see the organized church system as being the beginning and ending of the Christian life. A healthy Christian in my opinion is a person who passes through the birth canal of institutionalism and into a new world of responsible and personal spirituality. My personal goal with this movement is to identify people who are long overdue and encourage them to "run towards the light" and pass through the birth canal. There is an entirely new world outside of the organized system of church that is waiting for thousands of Christians to experience."

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posted by Jim Schoch | 5:58 AM | |



Friday, February 15

Coming to a City Near You?

Mark Scandrette, Tony Jones, Doug Pagitt and a RV in a city near you?  It could happenCheck out Mark Scandrette's blog for more information.

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Wednesday, February 13

Feb08 issue of Next-Wave is online

The Feb08 issue of Next-Wave is online. Be sure to check out Bob Hyatt's Cover Story: Lent -- Laying it Down.

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posted by Charlie Wear | 6:20 AM | |



Monday, February 11

Searching

after my last pastoral position i decided to take a year off from pastoral ministry to "find my head" - and my heart - now i am ready to "get back in" and move forward in doing what I have confirmed in my heart God wants from me - and that is to pastor a church.

i am praying that God will open the doors for a church in the LA [long beach/whittier/hunting beach kind of area - but anywhere in LA is cool] area - but i am open to where God is leading. while i am "putting out resumes" [not big on that by the way] i am more interested in finding a place where relationships are seen as something important - if you have been reading my blog on ginkworld you know i am looking to "live the church organic" - where relationships are important and people are accepted for all their faults and baggage - i know it sounds crazy, but i believe there is a community of faith out there looking for me, because i trust God 100%

if anyone knows of such a place - if anyone knows of a community of faith looking for a pastor that is a bit on the "edgy side" - please let me know - while i have planted in the past, i do not have the energy, drive or call to plant again :) while it has to be "the right community of faith" i am willing to chat with anyone about the possibilities -

thank you - and please keep me in your prayers over this transition in my life -

contact is jxpxus at yahoo dot com

posted by john o'keefe | 11:26 AM | |



Friday, February 8

Coming Out of the "Pagan Christianity" Closet

So: My buddy Frank Viola's book Pagan Christianity? has been causing quite the stir. Many responses have been positive, but some clearly have taken issue with matters both of tone or content. I've sort of just realized that I've largely been sitting on the sidelines of the debate raging through the blogosphere...I feel deeply ambivalent about the talk going 'round, like the kid with a lot of friends whose friends are really really different from each other. One day the kid has a birthday party, and the friends are all under the same roof for the first time...and they ain't getting along so well! My journey of knowing Jesus led me into house church waters in 1998, and into the pre-emergent discussion in 2001. I have since felt like the bastard child of both, a hopeful amphibian breathing the air and water of two similar yet distinct movements/phenomena.

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posted by Mike Morrell | 8:02 AM | |



Monday, January 28

Our Composting God

My ever-thoughtful wife has written a post comparing house church practice with Communism. Here is my response...

Well, wife-o-mine, a 'dictatorship of the proletariat' was pretty tough to implement-it had never been done before! For years, Marxist thinkers and revolutionaries had fine-tuned their critique of capitalism, and it was largely quite valid. I think had they spent as much energy articulating what they were for, the transition from Russian czardom to a distributed system could have worked better and with less bloodshed.

Hmm...

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posted by Mike Morrell | 8:18 AM | |



Sunday, January 13

Transition

Thoughts on the transition …




Once I started on this journey of waking up to living and love, I never could be claimed back to the old patterns of plodding through the motions of “being spiritual for all the world to see.� It began as a process of realizing just how short life is, and how soon it all passes by. I became more and more unwilling to use my “time, talents, and treasure� (so to speak) on anything that did not feel natural and true to whom I was inside. I no longer had the desire to argue beliefs with those I loved. It all seemed like a dead end of only liking those who believed like I did. Although to be honest, I wondered if I still believed in anything any more.

While I had patience for learning to experience life in new ways, I had no patience at all for engaging in dead and tired expressions of religion that I had once embraced. I once thought that being a church leader was the highest calling I could live out. Now I believe that the highest and most fulfilling use of my life is just letting it unfold one conversation at a time. Where will it lead and what will I become as I spend my days away from what I was told was a “life calling?� I have no clue. But I’m excited to wake up each day and find out. As I have said as of late: “If God is Love, then I’m into that�. Let life begin.

Thanks for listening again. And remember, if you need to talk, you can call me anytime at 419-783-9593. Or shoot me an email at shokthegerman@gmail.com. If you ever get to Defiance, Ohio, we need to have a meal together. Seriously, I have the time now. J

Jim Schoch … err … Shok … err … Shok the German
http://shokthegerman.blogspot.com/

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Friday, January 11

Ugaritic



My sister is studying Ugaritic this semester. It's a close relative of Hebrew.

posted by Tammy | 10:18 AM | |


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