Re:CONNECT
0 Comments Published by Troy Bronsink on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at Tuesday, July 15, 2008.
Evenings of July 18,19
at Community Fellowship Church, 1766 Lakewood Ave. SE Atlanta, GA 30315
info at www.re-connect.us (note it is dot "US")
7-9 pm each night
re:CONNECT is a collective of city minded seekers of Jesus joined for a one time event invented to accomplish two simple things. After we're done we'll pack up our tents and you'll never hear from us again ('kinda like eHarmony for faith and action). We're sure that many folks have already met, and that there are already great organizations and networks underway- we just wanted to do our part to stir it up a bit more. Oh, and we have the help of some great friends of city justice, Shane Claiborne (author of Irresistible Revolution and Jesus for President) and Chris Haw. Claiborne and Haw's tour has been met with huge attendance as high as 1000 people in some locations and featured on CNN. Re-connect's two aims are:
1. to connect Christians to hands-on justice opportunities in or near their Atlanta neighborhood
2. to set up generative friendships between Christians who live and worship inside Atlanta.
Friday night from 7-9 there will be a conversation covering Atlanta's issues of Education, Environmentalism, Education, Housing, and Human Sex Trafficking held in the form of a panel discussion, a drama presentation and group discussion.
Saturday evening from 7-9 will be the Jesus For President Tour wrapped up by a music coffee house session to get to know your neighbors and fellow seekers of the Jesus way.
check out this video from CNN on the tour.
Our cohort is co-sponsoring "Re:Connect" with many partners including Innocence Atlanta, Community Fellowship Church, The Living Room, Sub-Urban.org , Evangelical Environmental Network, Church as Art, Kid Cultivators, Roov, and the Jesus For President tour.
Click here to see the recent piece on Shane Claiborne on CNN.
Space is going to be an issue for both nights. If you know where to get a hold of video equipment for close circuit TV/projection contact melvin.
Contact Jeff if you want to join his students in volunteering with parking, hospitality, or any other expertise you may want to bring.
Labels: ., atlanta, Church as Art, Community Fellowship Church, emergent church, Evangelical Environmental Network, Innocence Atlanta, Jesus For President, Kid Cultivators, Roov, Sub-Urban, The Living Room
Sex Trafficking in January
3 Comments Published by Melvin Bray, coordinating storyteller on Monday, January 28, 2008 at Monday, January 28, 2008.
this month we're going to begin orbiting around a large issue of human
trafficking and atlanta's particular place in the sex trafficking
industry. Depending on the discussion, this will be the first step in a longer process of educating ourselves about the issues and joining those already busy at work in this area.
many of us are informed about various parts of this. melvin and troy
thought we would use two articles as a way in. the first is "hidden in plain view," an
executive summary of report issues for the mayors office in dec 2005
about the homeless girls who ware then abducted and forced into
prostitution here in atlanta. The second is an article from a friend
of emergent to start the conversation that asks how systemic injustice
contributes to poverty and its issues including homelessness.
we also suggest you review the following sources:
the georgia innocence project
a future not a past
stand up for kids
not for sale campaign
let's meet at tilt in castleberry hills to discuss how the kingdom of God is challenging us to make a difference in the lives of children being sexually exploited in atlanta. We will meet from 8-10pm, and yes it is tomorrow, Jan 29th.
trafficking and atlanta's particular place in the sex trafficking
industry. Depending on the discussion, this will be the first step in a longer process of educating ourselves about the issues and joining those already busy at work in this area.
many of us are informed about various parts of this. melvin and troy
thought we would use two articles as a way in. the first is "hidden in plain view," an
executive summary of report issues for the mayors office in dec 2005
about the homeless girls who ware then abducted and forced into
prostitution here in atlanta. The second is an article from a friend
of emergent to start the conversation that asks how systemic injustice
contributes to poverty and its issues including homelessness.
we also suggest you review the following sources:
the georgia innocence project
a future not a past
stand up for kids
not for sale campaign
let's meet at tilt in castleberry hills to discuss how the kingdom of God is challenging us to make a difference in the lives of children being sexually exploited in atlanta. We will meet from 8-10pm, and yes it is tomorrow, Jan 29th.
Labels: atlanta, child prostitution, human trafficking, missional impulses
The BIG weeked of Feb 2
2 Comments Published by Troy Bronsink on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at Tuesday, December 11, 2007.
Hey Atlantan Emergents... there are two SE regional events that we are happening the weekend of Feb 1-3, first in Charlotte (with Brian McLaren), second in St. Petersburg (with Tim Keel, Shane Claiborne, and Frank Viola). Both were initiated by their respective local cohort. Both need our support, but they are quite different. From talking to the brainchildren behind both of these, here's my very brief take of the differences:
The Charlotte event- aimed at exposing folks to emerging ideas and particular steps that average existing congregations can take to mobilize people toward kingdom change. The St. Pete event- bringing grass roots and underground thinkers together to think about innovative ways to network and build new kingdom structures. So think of which you'd be able to best contribute to or learn from, check out the two and identify if you're in on one or the other. Both are quite cheap- and so the trick is making the road trip doable, and then many of us can make it to one or the other. If you have a hankering to champion one or the other cause, please be in touch, they are both very grass roots in approach and so you are probably the one to make it happen for Atlanta peeps.
Brian McLaren, Everything Must Change tour, Charlotte, NC
Friday and Saturday, February 1-2, 2008
There is now a special discount code for cohort members (and cohort friends) to attend the "Everything Must Change Tour" with Brian McLaren and Friends in Charlotte:
emergcohort
(NOTE: no e on the end of "emerg")
Here's how it works:
1. Go to http://www.eventbrite.com/event/55393684
2. Click "Enter Discount Code"
3. Enter "emergcohort" (without the quote marks) into the field and click "Apply Discount"
4. You will receive $20 off whatever the current registration rate is
If you register between now and December 15, your registration cost will be $79 ($99 - $20 discount).
After December 15, your registration cost will be $89 ($109 - $20 discount).
Even if you're planning to volunteer -- which I hope everyone will help out in some way as we need lots of volunteers to put on this event! -- please pay to register because all of the registration money is going to Brian and the small team of his friends traveling with him, to cover their expenses (e.g., airfare, hotel, meals, etc.) for coming to Charlotte.
Any questions? Please give Steve Knight a shout back at knightopia@gmail.com.
And if you wanna organize a ride we'll post a ride meet up separately on the emerging phoenix blog- Troy and Melvin are definitely driving up!
The second great choice:
The Charlotte event- aimed at exposing folks to emerging ideas and particular steps that average existing congregations can take to mobilize people toward kingdom change. The St. Pete event- bringing grass roots and underground thinkers together to think about innovative ways to network and build new kingdom structures. So think of which you'd be able to best contribute to or learn from, check out the two and identify if you're in on one or the other. Both are quite cheap- and so the trick is making the road trip doable, and then many of us can make it to one or the other. If you have a hankering to champion one or the other cause, please be in touch, they are both very grass roots in approach and so you are probably the one to make it happen for Atlanta peeps.
Brian McLaren, Everything Must Change tour, Charlotte, NC
Friday and Saturday, February 1-2, 2008
There is now a special discount code for cohort members (and cohort friends) to attend the "Everything Must Change Tour" with Brian McLaren and Friends in Charlotte:
emergcohort
(NOTE: no e on the end of "emerg")
Here's how it works:
1. Go to http://www.eventbrite.com/event/55393684
2. Click "Enter Discount Code"
3. Enter "emergcohort" (without the quote marks) into the field and click "Apply Discount"
4. You will receive $20 off whatever the current registration rate is
If you register between now and December 15, your registration cost will be $79 ($99 - $20 discount).
After December 15, your registration cost will be $89 ($109 - $20 discount).
Even if you're planning to volunteer -- which I hope everyone will help out in some way as we need lots of volunteers to put on this event! -- please pay to register because all of the registration money is going to Brian and the small team of his friends traveling with him, to cover their expenses (e.g., airfare, hotel, meals, etc.) for coming to Charlotte.
Any questions? Please give Steve Knight a shout back at knightopia@gmail.com.
And if you wanna organize a ride we'll post a ride meet up separately on the emerging phoenix blog- Troy and Melvin are definitely driving up!
The second great choice:
SouthEast Regional Emerging Conference
Saturday and Sunday, Feb 2-3, 2007
St.Petersburg, FL
Student Price: $20*
Pre-Registration Price: $25
At the Door price: $35
Much like the “going green” catch phrases out there, the word community gets thrown around Christian circles these days as if it’s “going out of style.” The reality is, a truly missional community is far more than the latest hot topic in the church; in fact, it IS the church at its very core. So why does it seem like authentic community is so difficult to find, even when so many churches use the name community in hopes of fostering it? Perhaps something has been lost in translation. This weekend-long conversation will unite the minds of those who are interested in nurturing a simpler, more sustainable faith within their own faith communities.
Expect to hear the thoughts of Shane Claiborne (The Simple Way & author of "The Irresistible Revolution), Frank Viola (Pagan Christianity), Tim Keel (Jacob's Well & author of "Intuitive Leadership"), and others as they lead a holistic discussion on how to practice faith, spirituality, and church in general without the programs and productions that we find stifling the ability for us to simply love one another.
If anyone would like to organize a road trip, let me know and we'll post it on the blog as well. Troy is leading a breakout group that Sunday (flying from Charlotte to St.Pete).Labels: atlanta, emergent church
