tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377251139922792260.post8839515124501634953..comments2009-06-23T19:39:42.796-05:00Comments on 49 Saint Giles Street: Outreach and EvangelismJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14106090101965079686jq1517@hotmail.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377251139922792260.post-10612944183326140362009-06-23T19:39:42.796-05:002009-06-23T19:39:42.796-05:00I'll have to check out that title. I'll be on the...I'll have to check out that title. I'll be on the lookout for that review. Seems like it'll be a good one to talk through.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07631610699794951739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377251139922792260.post-63495363159987948452009-06-20T22:53:16.131-05:002009-06-20T22:53:16.131-05:00yes indeed. os guinness wrote a book called Dinin...yes indeed. os guinness wrote a book called Dining with the Devil a few years back. Maybe I'll write a review of that sometime. He deals with the idea of modernity and how the church is in danger when she starts flirting with programmatically and pragmatically driven philosophies.Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00743194774906435424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377251139922792260.post-67807696215242276082009-06-19T22:24:55.834-05:002009-06-19T22:24:55.834-05:00This conversation leads us down the path toward a ...This conversation leads us down the path toward a larger conversation about the nature of the program-driven church...Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07631610699794951739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377251139922792260.post-35094323148381950332009-06-16T20:15:25.888-05:002009-06-16T20:15:25.888-05:00A fair point...A fair point...Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07631610699794951739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377251139922792260.post-42541817072092980462009-06-16T18:43:16.332-05:002009-06-16T18:43:16.332-05:00Even the Americano part?Even the Americano part?Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00743194774906435424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377251139922792260.post-37094138808409467792009-06-16T17:50:43.654-05:002009-06-16T17:50:43.654-05:00Right, Allen. I wouldn't say events or programs s...Right, Allen. I wouldn't say events or programs shouldn't be used either. In fact, I think I would echo pretty much everything you said above.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07631610699794951739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377251139922792260.post-10376779022212112112009-06-16T15:02:38.628-05:002009-06-16T15:02:38.628-05:00Matt - Good thoughts. I would never say there's n...Matt - Good thoughts. I would never say there's not a place for evangelistic events or even programs but I think the danger is to use those as a crutch and see our participation in an event as checking the box for evangelism. We're to be about the task of evangelizing all the time. In the front yard with a neighbor, at the Rescue Mission, in the checkout line paying for our Venti Americano, no room, one pump raspberry, or wherever else we find ourselves.Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00743194774906435424noreply@blogger.com