Nashville Cohort

The Nashville Cohort

1. Churchhouse Disney
   Greetings all,
   The Cohort begins it's fall run this Thursday with a conversation about Jesus and Disneyland.
   
   We will me from
   11:30-1:00pm at the Flying Saucer in the Pool Room:
   11 10th Ave. South
   (Located Behind Union Station)
   Nashville, TN 37203
   
   Our topic this month is: How do we helpfully navigate, engage and remain wise regarding the Disneification of Christianity and how do we move from decrying it to redeeming it?
   Come out September 2 for the conversation
   
   Peace,
   Dixon
   
2. Cohort Returns September 2
   Hey all,
   Hang in there through the heat advisories and look for the cohort to return Thursday, September 2.
   We'll have a conversation about culture, Disney and the kingdom of God.
   
   Looking forward to seeing you there!
   
   Peace,
   D
   
3. Cohort gets Patriotic on July 1
   
   Greetings all,
   The Nashville cohort finally returns July 1 for a conversation about "God and Country".
   How do missional Christians live as excellent citizen's in their countries with out kowtowing to empire? And, what's more difficult, what does a discipline of holy gratitude look like for the country we live in and the people who have died in it's service?
   
   Come out July 1 for conversation around all these confusing and powerful issues. Holly Rankin Zaher guides us through these issues!
   
   Peace,
   Dixon
   
4. Cohort Off for Tomorrow - Back in June
   Hey all,
   Given recent events in Nashville the Cohort will not meet tomorrow.
   Please keep everyone affected by the flood and the volunteers that are serving them (which include some of our regulars) in your prayers.
   If you have a need please let me know and I can connect you with some of the great volunteer organizations in the city.
   
   The cohort will reconvene June 3.
   
   Thanks and peace in Jesus,
   Dixon
   
   
   
   O merciful Father, who has taught us in your holy Word that
   
   you do not willingly afflict or grieve your children:
   
   Look with pity upon the sorrows of your people for whom
   
   our prayers are offered. Remember them, O Lord, in mercy,
   
   nourish their soul with patience, comfort them with a sense of
   
   your goodness, lift up thy countenance upon them, provide for their physical needs
   
   and give them peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
   
5. The Insurrection Happens tonight!
   
   Author/storyteller Pete Rollins and friends come to Nashville as part of an international tour featuring Pete's work, original music.
   
   Doors will be at 7:00. The show starts at 8:00!
   Price: $10
   
   
   From the website:
   The task today does not lie in some naive attempt to return to the early church.
   
   The church before Constantine
   The church before Platonic philosophy
   The church before Paul
   The church before...
   
   For these moves fail to bring us back far enough.
   
   Rather we must call a new army of agitators into being. Dissidents courageous enough to return to the event that gave birth to the early church. A new breed of individuals brave enough to turn back so as to advance.
   
   Through a provocative cocktail of incendiary theology, haunting soundscapes and musical lament Peter Rollins and friends will offer an invitation to set forth on this perilous return. A return that will strip everything from us, incinerate everything we hold dear and inaugurate a new year zero.
   
   In short, this Easter Rollins and friends set out to remind us that belief in the event of Resurrection means nothing less than participation in Insurrection...
   
   Joining Peter will be the poet/singer songwriter Pádraig Ô Tuama and the artist/DJ Jonny McEwen. Pádraig will be launching his first solo album 'Hymns to Swear By' on this tour and has previously contributed to the ikon album 'Dubh'. He has been the artist in residence for Corrymeela and is a published poet. Jonny specializes in developing immersive ambient soundscapes and creative audio montage. His latest album is entitled 'Fractured, Broken and Beautiful'. He is also an accomplished painter whose works can be found in many significant public and private collections.
   
   
   Warning... this tour involves the use of strong language and ideas that may be unsuitable for those easily offended