Jeromy Johnson | May 25, 2011
Share I was raised on the Romans Road. The Romans Road is an evangelism tool made up of 5-7 verses pulled out of Romans to show people the way of salvation. That if they follow and believe this simple Road of 5 verses, God will save them (read the original Roman’s Road). So, following the [...]
Jeromy Johnson | April 17, 2011
Share I have had a few people ask what A Mending Shift means and its origins. Good question…… To shift simply means to move, to change. Sometimes, a shifting takes place for its own end; in other words, to change simply for change’s sake. Other times, a shifting takes place for another end; to change [...]
Jeromy Johnson | March 25, 2009
Share There is a lot of talk about the emerging church; what it is, what it is becoming, what it isn’t, who is and isn’t a part of it. After walking with all sorts of people who are engaged in this particular conversation, I am not sure that the word “emerging” captures what the Spirit [...]
Jeromy Johnson | February 21, 2009
ShareHere is a short video with Brian McLaren and Spencer Burke sharing their excitement and thoughts about the upcoming Emerging Church Conference in New Mexico, March 20-22. What excites me is the conversation that will ensue when progressive Roman Catholics, Mainline Liberals, and Evangelical Conservatives come together to listen, learn, and grow in friendship with [...]
Jeromy Johnson | January 9, 2009
Share I wonder how many blogs, if they were sold in Christian book stores, would receive one of these little labels at checkout? I am convinced mine would. When you go to the above link, be sure to scroll all the way down to see the list of books and authors they felt a need [...]
Jeromy Johnson | October 26, 2008
Share …until you love your neighbor. This is the love-experiment a group of us committed to do for a month. We were gathered as a cohort outside of a coffee shop this past Thursday night discussing what it means to follow Jesus. Near the end of the night we began dreaming together of how we [...]
Jeromy Johnson | June 19, 2008
Share Last night was special. What would cause three grown men to spend a year-and-a-half of their lives writing and rewriting books, complete with the deadlines and late nights and early mornings spent glaring at a computer? to leave their wives, kids, and friends for a month-and-a-half while traveling to 32 cities crammed in an [...]
Jeromy Johnson | May 16, 2008
Share Alchemy, in part, entails physical experiments involving destroying the subject, extracting its essence and re-forging it as something stronger, more whole. What would postmodern church-alchemists look like? Church structural experimenters who break down the institutional church, extracting its essence and re-forging it for our time as something stronger, purer, more whole. Hmmm. Looks like [...]
Jeromy Johnson | April 27, 2008
Share I am often asked, by other Christians, “What church do you go to?” or “Where do you go to church?” This is, with regularity, followed by them saying, “Oh, I go to such-and-such church.” Another common question I get asked usually refers to the quality of the church I just went to, “How was [...]
Jeromy Johnson | April 21, 2008
Share Meet trucker Frank. [You may recall Frank from my Matthew 18 epiphany]
Jeromy Johnson | April 15, 2008
Share You have been telling people that this is the Eleventh Hour. Now you must go back and tell the people that this is the Hour. And there are things that need to be considered: Where are you living? What are you doing? What are your relationships? Are you in right relation? Where is your [...]
Jeromy Johnson | April 11, 2008
ShareGood Question. Watch this video: For an Emergent Cohort near you, go here.
Jeromy Johnson | April 6, 2008
Share From Glenn Hager: Some of you know that I am trying to shape a ministry that would come along side these pioneers and revolutionaries and help them through the transition. This desire has grown out of my own experience of being a pastor for over twenty years, struggling find my place, and eventually, losing [...]
Jeromy Johnson | March 11, 2008
Share. . . as I do, then read my friend Jonathan who put words to how I feel about the church. I could not have said it better. Thanks brother!
Jeromy Johnson | March 6, 2008
Share Tony Jones’ first book signing took place at his local Barnes & Noble. Unfortunately, due to the cold winter, slow book sales and only two people showing up (his wife and Doug), Tony was forced to take desperate measures to provide for his family (notice his hand in his pocket and the “indiscreet” pocket-bulge [...]
Jeromy Johnson | March 4, 2008
ShareOn of the things I appreciate about Emergent is their openness to honestly engage those who disagree with them—even offering an open critic-invitation for dinner in their homes. One of their values is to never turn down an invitation from their critics for honest dialog. This value has landed them on many a radio show [...]
Jeromy Johnson | March 3, 2008
ShareJust an FYI….If you are into the emerging church, trying to gauge what is happening in the postmodern church, or just plain curious, here is a link where you can print and read chapter one of Tony Jones’ book, The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier. Scott Mcknight said regarding the book, “from now [...]
Jeromy Johnson | February 25, 2008
Share So I Googled “emergent heresy” and all I can say is this: Not much has changed in the past 1700 years. If church-incited murder (a.k.a. burning at the stake) was legal in America, I am sure a number of people would be ashes by now…heck, would anyone be left for that matter? The Baptists [...]
Jeromy Johnson | February 25, 2008
Share OK, so here is my vent. I fully realize that it is in our human nature to label and define and fragment just about everything into tidy boxes so we can then pass judgment, create an “in” and an “out”, an us and them. But just because I get it does not mean I [...]
Jeromy Johnson | February 4, 2008
Share Citrus C Monster. Sometimes, there is nothing a body needs more, especially when recovering. At least that is how my body felt today after chugging 15.2 OZ of this elixir-of-life. I’ve noticed that my body does a pretty good job of telling me what it is needing, and not needing, at any given time. [...]
