Comments on: The Crowded House has Buddhist approval http://timchester.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/the-crowded-house-has-buddhist-approval/ reformed spirituality and missional church Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:14:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Coffee Break « fresh expressions… http://timchester.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/the-crowded-house-has-buddhist-approval/#comment-3896 Coffee Break « fresh expressions… Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:20:44 +0000 http://timchester.wordpress.com/?p=630#comment-3896 [...] Tim Chester on The Crowded House,  Buddhist approval and true Christian community [...] [...] Tim Chester on The Crowded House,  Buddhist approval and true Christian community [...]

]]> By: Levi http://timchester.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/the-crowded-house-has-buddhist-approval/#comment-3891 Levi Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:44:17 +0000 http://timchester.wordpress.com/?p=630#comment-3891 You know what they say, sometimes you're the answer to your own prayers! You know what they say, sometimes you’re the answer to your own prayers!

]]> By: Timothy Wright http://timchester.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/the-crowded-house-has-buddhist-approval/#comment-3890 Timothy Wright Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:55:24 +0000 http://timchester.wordpress.com/?p=630#comment-3890 People talk of structure, process, etc. What I like about Crowded House is that it is not Purpose Drive but Presence Driven. They want and do experience the presence of Jesus when they are together. They offer Jesus. Life reproduces after it's own kind. I wish there was a Crowded House community in Carlisle. Peace Tim People talk of structure, process, etc. What I like about Crowded House is that it is not Purpose Drive but Presence Driven. They want and do experience the presence of Jesus when they are together. They offer Jesus. Life reproduces after it’s own kind. I wish there was a Crowded House community in Carlisle.

Peace

Tim

]]> By: Adrian Pyle http://timchester.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/the-crowded-house-has-buddhist-approval/#comment-3887 Adrian Pyle Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:44:10 +0000 http://timchester.wordpress.com/?p=630#comment-3887 At face value I sense a great degree of "fear and separation" in this post: "I’m not sure whether the imprimatur of Buddhists is a blessing or not!" "I suspect some of our more conservative friends might take this as confirmation of their worst fears." "The Buddhists are wasting their time if they think The Crowded House is any kind of model that can be copied." Would such comments be the mark of "good community" whether human or divinely created? At face value I sense a great degree of “fear and separation” in this post:

“I’m not sure whether the imprimatur of Buddhists is a blessing or not!”

“I suspect some of our more conservative friends might take this as confirmation of their worst fears.”

“The Buddhists are wasting their time if they think The Crowded House is any kind of model that can be copied.”

Would such comments be the mark of “good community” whether human or divinely created?

]]> By: Steve Mac http://timchester.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/the-crowded-house-has-buddhist-approval/#comment-3886 Steve Mac Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:01:20 +0000 http://timchester.wordpress.com/?p=630#comment-3886 fantastic stuff fantastic stuff

]]> By: Jason Martin http://timchester.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/the-crowded-house-has-buddhist-approval/#comment-3885 Jason Martin Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:00:35 +0000 http://timchester.wordpress.com/?p=630#comment-3885 I recently was asked by a Buddhist if they would be welcome at our church without being pushed to become a Christian. This was my reply. Hello, I am Jason, the teaching pastor at the Journey. I received your email and found it very interesting. We are a new church with wonderful facilities, and a very welcoming environment, although, we are solidly based on the teachings of Jesus in regards to spirituality. I can confidently say that our community of young people would welcome you with open arms, and I do not believe that you would be "force fed" God and Jesus. Our community of people is authentic and non-judgmental. We believe that Jesus told us that we should not judge the world, but love the world so you would be loved for who you are. Having said that, our music is throroughly about the spirituality that is to be had through a relationship with Jesus. The teaching is thoroughly about Jesus as the true source of peace, contentment and forgiveness of sins. While no one would ever try to force you to make a decision to "accept Jesus", He is the center of our story. You would be offered a place of safey and community with our people, but our mission is certainly to give people the opportunity through community, worship, prayer, and teaching to see and experience the love of Jesus that we believe in so deeply. END She intends to come to a service and I hope that we might be effective in living the "Model" of gospel so that she might embrace Christ as the only source of "enlightenment" and well...escape from Hell. Jason Martin Teaching Pastor of the Journey in Atlanta I recently was asked by a Buddhist if they would be welcome at our church without being pushed to become a Christian. This was my reply.
Hello,

I am Jason, the teaching pastor at the Journey. I received your email and found it very interesting.
We are a new church with wonderful facilities, and a very welcoming environment, although, we are solidly based on the teachings of Jesus in regards to spirituality.
I can confidently say that our community of young people would welcome you with open arms, and I do not believe that you would be “force fed” God and Jesus. Our community of people is authentic and non-judgmental. We believe that Jesus told us that we should not judge the world, but love the world so you would be loved for who you are.

Having said that, our music is throroughly about the spirituality that is to be had through a relationship with Jesus. The teaching is thoroughly about Jesus as the true source of peace, contentment and forgiveness of sins. While no one would ever try to force you to make a decision to “accept Jesus”, He is the center of our story.

You would be offered a place of safey and community with our people, but our mission is certainly to give people the opportunity through community, worship, prayer, and teaching to see and experience the love of Jesus that we believe in so deeply. END

She intends to come to a service and I hope that we might be effective in living the “Model” of gospel so that she might embrace Christ as the only source of “enlightenment” and well…escape from Hell.

Jason Martin
Teaching Pastor of the Journey in Atlanta

]]> By: Chris http://timchester.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/the-crowded-house-has-buddhist-approval/#comment-3882 Chris Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:50:36 +0000 http://timchester.wordpress.com/?p=630#comment-3882 Amen to that! Amen to that!

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