Richmond, VA

Emerging Richmond

1. First Meeting a Success
   

   We had the first renewed meeting on January 28th and I had a great conversation with Greg.  We are going to continue to provide the venue and hope we can have even more people in the next meeting.

   Dave

2. Date Set for First Meeting
   

   It's final  Thursday January 28 at 7 PM, The Village Cafe.

   I am middle aged guy.......5′ 10″ .....good looking of course.......a goatee........short hair parted on the side......my kids say I am chubby which I think is worse than fat.......

   Directions here.

3. C 21 Conference
   

   The Baptists in Richmond are holding a conference in January called C-21 Leading Today's Church Transition into Tomorrow.  Here is the website.

   They define it:

   Transition is defined as “a passage from one place, period, state, stage of development, type, etc., over, across, or through to another.” Whether we like it or not, transition happens! So why not be intentional about it?

   I wonder what kind of transformation they are thinking they will encounter.  I am certain I will write more about this leading up to the event.

   Dave

4. Baptists and the emerging church
   

   This article discusses the relationship between being baptist and emerging christianity.  Of course, many in the Richmond Virginia area are Baptists so this article is quite relevant to our city.  As I look at the comparison of what it means to be a Baptist and have emerging thoughts I believe more and more that there is a consistency there and not a conflict.

   The original Baptists in this country were fair, open minded people who accepted other interpretations of Christianity.  I believe those baptist roots are going to be revived eventually.

   2nd Opinion: Emerging church: Threat or ally? from the Baptist Standard

   Dave

5. Meeting date
   

   I am looking to move the date for the first meeting until after the new year to allow a bit more time for the word to get out to people who are interested.  Please email me and email your friends who would benefit by this meeting and let's all get in contact.

   Dave