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 | June 16, 2008
Share Every sinful human action has an opposite and equal wrathful God reaction. … And we claim the modern era (or Modernity) has had no influence on our theology.. (Thanks Linda!)
Jeromy Johnson | June 16, 2008
Share Every sinful human action has an opposite and equal wrathful God reaction. … And we claim the modern era (or Modernity) has had no influence on our theology.. (Thanks Linda!)
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 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 27, 2008
ShareWith this post I wanted to compare and contrast two views, or perceptions, of Christian truth. Perception one views God’s truth as narrower, with their personal truth and belief lining-up closely with God’s truth; thus “orthodox”. To the varying degrees that everyone else’s beliefs stray from “orthodox” belief, the closer they get to unorthodoxy (heresy) [...]
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 | February 27, 2008
Share Suppose I live in one room of a house my entire life. I never leave this room and this room has only one window looking outside. To me, this window-view of the outside world—the trees, the hills, the sky—is the only view. To me, this is what the outside world looks like: what I [...]
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 13, 2008
Share Church. Interesting word. To some it is a place to go. To some it is a place to avoid. To others it is an identity; a people to be. To Paul and Jesus, it seemed to be the latter. Paul wrote to the church in such-and-such city (hardly one building) and Jesus called his [...]
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. [...]
Jeromy Johnson | January 25, 2008
Share Listen to Tony The emerging dialogue that is taking place across the globe is beginning to be heard by more and more people. Some embrace it, some resist it, others could care less. Regardless, its growing voice is getting harder and harder to ignore and sweep under the rug as a “fad”. Because of [...]
Jeromy Johnson | January 23, 2008
Share Something changed and someone forgot to tell me…or I just wasn’t listening. For a period of 16 years (1991-2007) I pastored teenagers, in one form or another, in a local church. For 15 of those years, the youth ministry looked like your typical youth ministry: A Sunday morning meeting (worship), a midweek meeting (outreach), [...]
Jeromy Johnson | January 21, 2008
Share Jonathan asked a question in his post, The Liminal Problem. He says, “I’ve highlighted many of my concerns about the traditional models of church but at the same time, I have tremendous hope for what will emerge over the next twenty to fifty years. I believe the conversation, although painful at times, will have [...]
Jeromy Johnson | January 15, 2008
Share I have had a few people ask me 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 [...]
Jeromy Johnson | January 14, 2008
Share Picture this: 4,000 years from today archeologists stumble upon a chest of Lord of the Rings collectables. They find books and figures and shirts and the extended edition movies, just to name a few items. Based on their find, they determine that Middle Earth existed 4,000 years ago and it was populated with trolls, [...]
Jeromy Johnson | January 5, 2008
Share I found this wild west analogy helpful and insightful. Two types of people––the Settler and the Pioneer––along with their views, or paradigms, are compared in relation to faith, life and theology: The Settler View: Church The Church is the courthouse. It is the center of town life. The old stone structure dominates the town [...]
Jeromy Johnson | December 24, 2007
Share Phyllis Tickle shares a story of a time when she was speaking at an Episcopalian church in Georgia: After she was done speaking–-and the adults stopped arguing–-a 16 year old boy lined up to ask her a question, “Mam, there is a question I just have to ask you.” “Well, what would that be?” she inquired. [...]
Jeromy Johnson | December 24, 2007
Share “There is a very good reason why it’s difficult to pin the Emerging Church down on certain issues. Simply put, the Emerging Church is an evolving movement, a fluid conversation. … The EC’s slippery nature, as some might put it, also hints at its postmodern beginnings…..Conversation is good. That’s the way many in the [...]
