Emergent/upstate NY

Long time!

2006-10-13T12:36:00.000-04:00

Hey everyone... Sorry it's been so long. I have been talking to some people about meeting again soon. I've been so busy starting a new church. Check back later for more announcements, in the meantime check out www.JourneyAlbany.com

I Need Help!

2006-05-16T20:17:00.000-04:00

Hey everyone. I need your help if we are going to keep the conversation going in the Capital Region. At the next gathering, let's get together and see if we can divy up some of the needed jobs (i.e. an email list, website, gathering places, etc). Our next cohort meeting will be on Monday, June 12th @ 7PM. We will meet in Panera Bread at 279 Troy Road in Rensselaer (click here for a map and directions). Bring your questions and let's have a good discussion! New faces are ALWAYS welcome. If you have any questions contact Josh at 518-522-5483 or jbrower3@nycap.rr.com. Grace and Peace.

Back to Meeting (April Gathering)

2006-04-04T16:04:00.000-04:00

Hey everyone. I went to Thailand and Cambodia last month with JFCI. For this month, how about discussing "missions" and seeing what we come up with. Our next cohort meeting will be on Monday, April 24th @ 7PM. We will meet in Panera Bread at 279 Troy Road in Rensselaer (click here for a map and directions). Bring your questions and let's have a good discussion! New faces are ALWAYS welcome. If you have any questions contact Josh at 518-522-5483 or jbrower3@nycap.rr.com. Grace and Peace.

I can't make it tonight

2006-02-27T14:39:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone. I cannot make it tonight. I am leaving for Thailand and Cambodia this weekend with Justice for Children International, and I have to go to a clinic and get a bunch of shots tonight. Feel free to meet without me and have fun!

Grace and Peace,

Josh

Let's Get Together, Y'all! (February Meeting)

2006-02-09T16:29:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone. Sorry about not being able to make it last month. It was a crazy month for me. I went to Yale for the Emergent Theological Conversation. WOW... lots to talk about. For this month, how about discussing differing views of the atonement and sanctification (a process or immediate)? Our next cohort meeting will be on Monday, February 27th @ 7PM. We will meet in Panera Bread at 279 Troy Road in Rensselaer (click here for a map and directions). Bring your questions and let's have a good discussion! New faces are ALWAYS welcome. If you have any questions contact Josh at 518-522-5483 or jbrower3@nycap.rr.com. Grace and Peace.

January Meeting

2005-12-19T13:16:00.000-05:00

Hello All! Our next cohort meeting which will be on Monday, January 30th @ 7PM. We will meet in Panera Bread at 279 Troy Road in Rensselaer (click here for a map and directions). Bring your questions and let's have a good discussion! Possible topics include: Po-Mo Praxis, Rob Morris comments, Justice, etc. Please leave a comment to this post confirming an approximate amount of people you will bring. New faces are ALWAYS welcome. If you have any questions contact Josh at 518-522-5483 or jbrower3@nycap.rr.com. Grace and Peace.

SPECIAL EMERGENT GATHERING!!!

2005-10-31T09:49:00.000-05:00

Come one, come all! We will be combining our November and December meetings and will meet on Monday, December 5th at 6:30PM. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS ONE! We will be having a special guest with us to share some thoughts and have some dialogue with us.

Our special guest is Rob Morris. Rob is from New Haven, CT where he and his family fellowship in a "neo-monastic" community called Axiom (check out the link). Rob is also the Executive Director of Justice For Children International. This organization is dedicated to combating human trafficking. Rob is a nationally recognized speaker and minister and we are privileged to have him.

Our meeting will be at Professor Java's Coffee Sanctuary. Click here for a Mapquest. We have a special room reserved, at a cost, so we are asking that everyone would simply order $5 worth of food or drink. The $5 covers the cost of the room. Our schedule will be:

6:30PM- Order food & have fellowship
7:00PM- Rob will share
7:30PM- Dialogue with Rob
8:30PM- Meeting Concludes

Since space is limited to about 25 people), we are asking that you would post a comment to this post to reserve your space. New faces are ALWAYS welcome. BRING A FRIEND!!! If you have any questions contact Josh at 518-522-5483 or jbrower3@nycap.rr.com. Grace and Peace.

October Meeting

2005-10-11T10:23:00.000-04:00

Hello all! We had a great meeting last month and really got into some good dialogue. The next cohort meeting will be on Monday, October 24th @ 7PM. We will meet in Panera Bread at 279 Troy Road in Rensselaer (click here for a map and directions). Possible topics include: being Missional with the people around you, Gospel contextualization, and/or "Heaven and Hell" part 2!!! Please leave a comment to this post confirming an approximate amount of people you will bring. New faces are ALWAYS welcome. If you have any questions contact Josh at 518-522-5483 or jbrower3@nycap.rr.com. Grace and Peace.

September Cohort Meeting

2005-09-08T19:51:00.000-04:00

The next cohort meeting will be on Monday, September 26th @ 7PM. We will meet in Panera Bread at 279 Troy Road in Rensselaer (click here for a map and directions). We will be sharing about different interpretations of "heaven" and "hell" and how those interpretations effect how we live. Please leave a comment to this post confirming an approximate amount of people you will bring. New faces are ALWAYS welcome. If you have any questions contact Josh at 518-522-5483 or jbrower3@nycap.rr.com. Grace and Peace.

Emergent Conversation @ Yale

2005-09-08T19:48:00.000-04:00

Hey Everyone. I am registered to go to the Emergent conversation at Yale in early February. If anyone wants to register or have more details please click here.

August Meeting

2005-08-06T12:47:00.000-04:00

Hello All! Our next cohort meeting which will be on Monday, August 22nd @ 7PM. We will meet in Panera Bread at 279 Troy Road in Rensselaer (click here for a map and directions). Bring your questions and let's have a good discussion! Please leave a comment to this post confirming an approximate amount of people you will bring. New faces are ALWAYS welcome. If you have any questions contact Josh at 518-522-5483 or jbrower3@nycap.rr.com. Grace and Peace.

July Gathering... come one, come all!

2005-07-06T09:27:00.000-04:00

Please make sure to mark this one on your calendars. Everyone is invited to our next cohort meeting which will be one Monday, July 25th @ 7PM. The location will be Panera Bread at 279 Troy Road in Rensselaer (click here for a map and directions). Topics will include: locally- poverty issues; globally- AIDS crisis; and anything else you'd like to gab about! Please leave a comment to this post confirming the amount of people you will bring (approximately). We've been having some great discussion and would love for some new faces to join us! If you have any questions contact Josh at 518-522-5483 or jbrower3@nycap.rr.com. Grace and Peace.

June Cohort Gathering

2005-06-09T09:03:00.000-04:00

Everyone is invited to our June gathering/discussion. We will try to discuss the recent post on Emergent Village of the 10-point response to the Critics of Emergent (click on Our Response to Critics of Emergent for details). We will be meeting at 7PM on Monday, June 27th (usually ending under 2 hours). Meeting place will be the Panera Bread Co @ 161 Washington Ave Ext in Albany. If you have any questions, call Josh at 518.522.5483 and if you are planning to come, please post a comment on this post. Grace and Peace...

May Cohort Gathering

2005-05-09T20:46:00.000-04:00

I would like to apologize for not posting this sooner. It's been busy. We had a great meeting last month with lots of participation. Our next meeting will be at Professor Java Coffee Sanctuary (Wolf Road in Colonie, NY) on Monday, May 23rd at 7PM. If you plan on going, PLEASE LEAVE A SHORT COMMENT ON THIS BLOG with the number of people you think will come with you. This will help me make better accomadations at Java's. God bless y'all. If you have any questions, call Josh at 518-522-5483 or email me at jbrower3@nycap.rr.com.

Come one, come all! (a peek at our April discussion)

2005-04-13T17:23:00.000-04:00

I thought I would leave a post on Paul's comment below. Our first meeting only had a few people, but it's looking like we will have a good crowd for the next one. Feel free to invite anyone you'd like. We will be having some conversation about the "Criticism of Emergent, Part Deux" posts on the Emergent Village blog. Take a look and come add to the conversation (click here).

APRIL COHORT GATHERING

2005-03-30T11:23:00.000-05:00

All are welcome to come to our next cohort meeting on Monday, April 25th at 6:30PM. We will be meeting at Professor Java's Coffee Sanctuary on Wolf Road in Colonie. If you need directions or have any questions, call Josh at 518-522-5483. Hope to see you there!

What's a Cohort?

2005-03-04T15:52:00.000-05:00

...They are local/regional Learning Communities
What is a learning community?
While being a place of connection and support, an Emergent learning community (cohort) is primarily a place of communal exploration, theological and professional reflection, honest connection, and strategic collaboration. These learning communities are geared toward post-critical, constructive conversation, rather than deconstructive rants about the current state of the Church.

Why learning communities?
Local (Intrinsic)
To enhance the local participation and the grassroots nature of the emerging church conversation.
To generate new forms/ideas of the Church.
National (Extrinsic)
To identify/support a new generation of leaders.
To host regional gatherings.

How will learning communities function within Emergent?
Within the four emphases of Emergent (Explore, Belong, Resource, Communicate), cohorts have one foot firmly planted in “Belong” with the other foot dipping into “Resource” and “Explore.” Learning communities are primary space for belonging to Emergent on the local, face to face level. Beyond the books they have read or the conferences they have attended, cohorts are places where people can gather who desire to continue this conversation. Yet, the effects of these learning communities will be felt within the areas of Resource and Explore. Our hope is that these local learning communities would begin to hold larger regional events (Resource), which might showcase some of what they are reflecting upon (Explore). These types of exchanges will create a transfer of ideas from the local to national level, and will also assist in identifying and raising up a new generation of leaders.

COMMUNITY GATHERINGS

2005-02-19T21:54:00.000-05:00

All are welcome to our first gathering for fellowship and conversation on Monday, March 7th @ 7:30PM. This will be held at Starbuck's on Wolfe Road in Colonie (NY). For detailed directions or any other questions, call Josh at 518.522.5483. In the meantime, feel free to get the conversation flowing. For more information on Emergent, see the Links on this blog. Grace and Peace.

Links to other Emergent conversations

2005-02-19T21:36:00.000-05:00

http://www.up-rooted.com/
http://atlantaemergence.blogspot.com/
http://www.twincitiesemergent.org/
http://emergentwestmichigan.blogspot.com/

Authentic Christianity

2005-02-19T13:54:00.000-05:00

In the United States, Christianity has become a cultural tradition similar to what it was in the days of Constantine. What do you think authentic Christianity looks like?