The day began with a service of communion, led by McCormick
alumni, might I add. YES I GOT TO GO TO SCHOOL WITH THESE WOMEN. Tweets were
slow, respectful of the quiet and profound service.
@goffashley THIS IS WHAT I LOVE. #liturgy
@chris_corner Love God, Love Others, Do Stuff! We are The
Body!
@ELSchemper Worship this AM beautiful mix of Presby/Reformed
strengths: ordered, biblical, thoughtful, old, innovative, participatory
@awkukla From the remnants of that which bound us, new
expressions of life, freedom, and grace are awakened.
@revfelipe “This is the table where we member ourselves” I’d
totally worship here
@pulpit Liturgy questions: how is God opening ur eyes? Where
r u experiencing God’s mercy? How about Gods [sic] grace?
And a professional pointer from a graduate of one of those
other seminaries…
@mnewgale Apparently other seminaries aren’t teaching people
not to ‘moon the congregation of the butt Jesus’ [sic] @CTSeminary J
@kimunc03 All are welcome at the #nextchurch2015
table! (Except those who are gluten free.) I'll plan to bring it next time
y'all!
Ecumenical entertainment, naturally:
@ELSchemper Not a criticism, just an observation: Lutherans
would have had us thorugh communion by now #efficient
Some folks left Wednesday morning and missed out on this.
@plocher Sad to be leaving early & missing worship &
the final hours of #nextchurch2015. It’s been a fantastic few days of
imagination & renewal!
And the love…
@billhabicht We had great speakers, but the best part of
NEXT was the babies. Babies and new life always win.
@jodicraiglow Looking through the line of communers at
#nextchurch2015 morning worship, I realize just how many people God has given
me to love. (This from a person who had to go get her car out of the impound
lot in the middle of the night!)
The staff kept having to work on that pesky livestream, too.
@flyballer Guess it's just as well #nextchurch2015
live stream not working. I need to get other stuff done but hate to miss it.
@kate_taber maybe at the next Next we'll figure out
livestream! miss you Presbys! off to toast you all from a rooftop in Jerusalem!
We moved on to the IGNITE presentations on race, concierge
ministry, collaborative youth ministry
@fjinxshep Prophet, priest, pastor, poet: 4 ways to approach
race (or any concern)
@TimRyanHughes
Drinking from the Bruce Reyes Chow fire hose!
@jodicraiglow
"I am being called into the exact place where I am
living."
@jlreiff I'm
a parent and a neighbor who just happens to be a pastor. - Tara
@ELSchemper Presbyteries
need to make sure they are open to the gifts at large TEs can bring. Some are
some aren't
@Raveler1 The
wombs of our community - education, transportation, healthcare. @miheekimkort Being
at-large and freedom of connections. Do whatever you can to be the pastor. @taraMdiva
@JamesSledge
"Who will you call?" Collaborative youth ministry or
other ministry.
@LandonWhitsitt
"Who will you call?" Ghostbusters, obviously.
@dearjohn84 Would
love to know if there are other city/presbytery youth collectives out there
doing what Tapestry and WUFPC are doing.
@PastorEmilyH
When you go back home, "Who will you call" to start
collaborative efforts with other congregations?
And a concern about expanding our circle of care and
concern…
@faith_ecology
How do we integrate animal&plant flourishing in tapestry" A
church is only as healthy as the community around it."
Great conversation by the last keynote, with many very
excited about the implications, while others struggled with what they believed
to be blatant paternalism.
@Raveler1 This
presentation is triggering "toxic charity" connections. it's good to
help, but isn't it better to partner with local organizations and people?
@bookkats @Raveler1 @jasaface I like naming what we see.
Citing the strengths and then addressing the probs
@erincounihan
George Srour: The church is getting lapped by secular orgs doing
the work church had started. And they're doing it better.
@ajc123 Is
building schools the point...or sustaining education for all, partnering with
God's work, & avoiding savior complex.
@revmamd Secular
org's are often supported by religious folks. Does church really have 2
"do better" if we're a sent people? Legit ?
@miheekimkort
Beware the nonprofit industrial complex. It perpetuates oppressive
economic systems.
@jasaface Time
to talk toxic charity.
@beccamessman
I love that NEXT is reaching beyond the usual suspects in
leadership and challenging church to think about results
@erincounihan
Meghan Gage-Finn asking the question everyone was thinking: How is
this serving not selfserving white hero stuff? THANK YOU!
As for the concrete things people will bring home with them…
@taraMdiva Taking
home: some steps towards reconciling with wounds and wounders + organizing
community ministry 4fun!
@Raveler1 What
am I taking away? Hope that this really is the thinnest point - and that the
awakening to come will pull us together
@dearjohn84 @PastorEmilyH @BriBenzinger @ggbolt16 @bendfp wow! great connections &
conversation on collab YM during the break! Thanks!
@Rob_Mus And
"Stand as you are able" vs. "Stand, if you are able" Better yet: Show, don't tell: a warm gesture
can speak volumes
@empobycho Take
Away: to go out speaking truth in love.
The closing worship was moving; even as the crowd had
thinned, the spirit was strong!
@amackey12 I
love being Presbyterian but watching us stand
still & clap during gospel songs cracks me up everytime. #frozenchosen
@jodicraiglow
Oh, my lands. A group of Presbies maintained 2/4 beat clapping for
an entire song. #soproud
@PastorHallie
We wrote what holds us back. Used those papers to form a fence, and
tore it down. And now, it flies!
We had important questions, of course.
@NEXTpcusa MT
@jodicraiglow: Does @FourthChicago know how
many donutholes #nextchurch2015
has eaten? / @revmamd alone has eaten
at least eleventy-nine.
@jodicraiglow
God has been almost embarrassingly generous to the PCUSA; any response other than gratitude would be
foolish. -Tom Are
@jbonewald 'A
lack of hope shows an inability to live in gratitude' - gonna have to ponder
that for awhile
@kathleenhenrion
"Sometimes you just have to go with the Christians you've
got."
@awkukla We
should not aspire to be a better church by getting better people. We do not love someone because they are virtuous.
TAre
@juanjsarmiento
"Nothing kills the church so fast as trading the Christians we
know for those we prefer" Rev Tom Are
@ScottClark01
Do we belong to one another or are we just a collection of
individuals? Tom Are preaching
@Raveler1 When
I equate freedom with unencumbered choice, I am not free - but alone
For laughs, of course:
@RevJohnRussell
I feel so marginalized by Tom Are's full head of hair. And yes, I
will keep tweeting about it throughout the sermon.
@SarahDianne1230
#nextchurch2015,
it's been a blast! Now going to find an introvert corner in the airport to
process all that I've seen and heard.
And some disagreement:
@LandonWhitsitt
No, I'm sorry: SBNR is not today's "Me and Jesus." We
know too much about SBNRs to say that. That's an unfair claim.
@LandonWhitsitt
@lmcheifetz Dunno, but he ignores that
both Mill and SBNR is a response/reaction to tyranny.
@LandonWhitsitt
But, other than all that, I really liked Tom's thoughts on
loneliness and friendship. I'd just have taken road to get there.
Thanks for a great event, #nextchurch2015 ! See you in 2016!
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