eNews 060406
Know the story…Be the people…Expand the Kingdom
05-06 Priorities: Inreach...Outreach...Worship
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A fresh eNews is posted each Sunday
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IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK
REGULAR HAPPENINGS
UPCOMING EVENTS--Next: Shavuot: celebrating Word and Spirit--June 6
KAMPER KAMP PICTURES
COLLEGIUM--Next Lectio: 1 John 2:7-11—June 11
TANGENTRIDER BLOG--Faith as Practice
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Staff:
Pastor G (TFB Youth Min Pastor) gbenjamin49@gmail.com
Laura (college ministry directoresque, teacher, AKA the mad tangent rider; eNews editor) lkspringer@gmail.com
Leadership team:
Administrator: JJ
Communication: Shaena
Last Tuesday Planner: Dylan
Assistant Collegium Leader: Jonathan
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REGULAR HAPPENINGS
SUNDAYS
WORSHIP GATHERING @ 9:15 am—Main Worship Center
Intergenerational worship gathering with indy-folk-rockish music
and good preaching… too fun!
“COFFEE HOUSE” @ 10:30ish
Coffee, conversation, and donut holes in the TFB Courtyard.
COLLEGIUM @ 11 am—TFB College Room
Conversation, Lectio Divina, and Creativity
Currently: Holy Worldliness
TUESDAYS
PRAYER GATHERING @ 7:15--doors will close, so be on time
TUESDAY GATHERING @ 7:45-9:00 pm— TFB College Room
Hangout and conversation, guided by a teacher-facilitator;
often resembles Mr. Toad’s wild ride, but with bibles.
Currently: Listening with respect and Deciding with wisdom
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UPCOMING EVENTS—Next: Shavuot: celebrating Word and Spirit--June 6
Online calendar http://lkscurriculum.wikispaces.com/calendar
EXPERIENCE: Shavuot: celebrating Word and Spirit--June 6
Classic Movie Night (AKA, really bad "B" movies)—date and time TBA
Getty Center—date and time TBA
Freshman Drag—Sunday, June 25, 2006 @ 11 am
LAST TUESDAY: Freshman Party--Tuesday, June 27 @ 7:45 pm
COLLEGE BRIEFING—September 1-4
URBANA MISSIONS CONFERENCE—December 27-31
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KAMPER KAMP PICTURES
Click over to tangentrider's flickr to see this giant bug and many more TFB Kamper Kamp pictures. The Kamper Kamp set even includes photographic notes of Pastor Charlies Saturday night and Sunday morning talks...now, ya can't beat that.
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COLLEGIUM—Next Lectio: 1 John 2:7-11—June 11
Spend time this week praying through our next passage...
*see the Collegium wiki for Lectio instructions
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TANGENTRIDER BLOG--Faith as Practice
I wrote on faith back on March 2. There I said, Faith consists of both content and practice. It is time to unpack the notion of proper practice. What does that mean?
While there is a lot of variety in different faith communities, I think there are a few core practices. In First Corinthians 11:23-26, Paul gives the Corinthian church instructions concerning the Lords Supper. There he says that in taking the cup and the bread we proclaim Jesus death until he comes again. In Matthew 28:16-20, Jesus connects baptism with disciple making. It seems baptism somehow connects the person with God (Father, Son, and Spirit) and with the faith community. This connection is the beginning of discipleship.
Another command in Matthew 28 is to teach disciples to follow Jesus teaching. Another important passage is Acts 2:42. There Luke, the writer of Acts, describes the practice of the church in Jerusalem: they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. First, they devoted themselves to the apostles teaching. One practice of the church is learning the content. Second, they devoted themselves to fellowship. This is being together in the presence of God. Sometimes such gatherings are serious. Sometimes they are a hoot. Most often they are somewhere in between. Third, they devoted themselves to the breaking of bread. This is most likely the Lords Supper, mentioned above. Fourth, they devoted themselves to the prayers. In first century Judaism, this meant gathering daily for regular times of prayer.
Therefore, proper practice includes, at least, the Lords Supper, baptism, learning biblical content, getting together, and regular prayer.
How are we doing?
Originally posted on the blog at Tangentrider's MySpace.
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