Metro Atlanta Emergent Cohort

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1. Final approach to Atlanta, my new home
   Hey,
   
   
   Some of you may know I've been planning to move to Atlanta - I left New York City after thirteen years and to prepare for the transition into Atlanta have been staying with my parents about an hour outside the city. Well, now I'm ramping up and planning to be in the city by May 15th.
   
   
   This coming weekend of the Pete Rollins event is a great moment for me to see one of my favorite emergent voices as well as spend the whole weekend in the city looking at apartments and neighborhoods. So I'll be there Friday afternoon for the Insurrection that will be taking place, and in the aftermath while the smoke is still clearing, I'll be there all day Saturday and Sunday - so let me know of anything going on in your communities of faith and I'd love to come along.
   
   
   Also, any leads, advice or ideas on finding a great place Intown will be greatly appreciated. I'm very excited about my new city!
   
   
   
   
   Thanks, Jeff Kursonis
2. The chaotic God of order
   Read the conclusion to my blog 4 part series on Order, Chaos, God and their interaction in our lives and leave your thoughts.
   
   
   http://wp.me/pAVr-el
3. Open Source Christianity
   I had a great lunch conversation yesterday with Troy and one of our topics came out of a discussion on the book "Tribes". How we do church in the future will be heavily influenced by the whole "open source" movement. Today in most denominations there are series of hoops one must jump through to get the keys to ministry; seminary, ordained, appointed, called. Meanwhile the world is learning how to hotwire the ministry car. This has a profound impact on where church is going. What will be the role of the pastor? I know that Peter Rollins recently spoke about this on a podcast. What are your thoughts?
4. New Class in November
   "What the Gospels Really Teach about Jesus' Birth" is a five week class I will be teaching on Monday nights at 7:30 November 9 - December 7 at Pilgrimage UCC, 3755 Sandy Plains Rd, Marietta, GA. The texts for the class will include "The First Christmas" by Borg & Crossan and "The Real Mary" by emergent friend Scott McKnight. There is no cost for the class but there will be a love offering taken each evening.