Moving to WordPress

witwaw* is in the process of being reborn on WordPress. I've no firm relaunch date (though I'm aiming for July 1.

I've moved.

Launch Date: July 1, 2009 at ~ 8 pm PDT.
URL: http://witwaw.wordpress.com/

http://www.whointheworldarewe.com/

(NOTE: URL will go live on the launch date)

The rebirthed blog will focus more specifically on the subjects suggested by the title and subtitle:

• The church is in the world.
• The identity of the church is critical.
• Ecclesiology is about much more than polity.
• Communal spiritual formation should be our common practice.
• The practices of communal spiritual formation must be doable in the real world.

More information as things become clearer and closer.

* Who in the World Are We?

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Postponed: Origin of Variation: basic concepts and theological significance.

School and ministry responsibilities have expanded to fill the available space this week; the post on Origin of Variation: basic concepts and theological significance should be up next Monday.

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Defining the Emerging Church
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THE CONTINUING WITWAW MAKE-OVER

I continue to work on the structure and purpose of this Who in the World Are We? This is the latest.

As of September 15, 2008, the purpose and structure changed once again. Because I am now working on pieces for publication, I am hesitant to post specific pieces on this blog. Further, the question-resource structure from 8/20 was formulaic. In the new re-formulation, most posts will be bibliographic, with some comment. Once in a while, I may post an essay or article, but this is still up in the air.

The new subtitle: Resources for the Study of Ecclesiology in General and Communal Spiritual Formation in Particular

See the About post for the whole deal.

Tag(s): ecclesiology church christian theology

ALMOST BACK FROM BLOG SABBATICAL

I've pondered, made some decisions, updated the About post, and will post fresh tonight.

I am ready to look at the question afresh: Who in the world are we?

VACATION BREAK

I'm taking a bit of a break this summer. I'll be back in August.

TRANSITIONING TO POST ThM THINKING

I am in the last term of my ThM (given I pass all the requirements...not that I'm unsure; I'm just being wise), the first draft of the thesis on an EC Ecclesiology has been turned into the reader (and, yes, waiting is no fun), and I'm beginning to look ahead to a PhD in Educational Studies (again, given I get in the program...same caveat as above). While I love ecclesiology, it is time to ride the monkey bars and see how other topics fit into the dance.

To that end, Who in the World Are We? will be changing its focus. Likely topics include theological method, hermeneutics, and teaching-learning methodologies.

To that end, the subtitle has been changed (in case you've not noticed, there's a subtitle):

As we ride on the trajectory from creation to consummation, how do knowledge, experience, and passion prepare us for eternity in the Triune God?

I'll post a running bibliography and ponderings when time and brain permit.

NOTE: This is a rumination ("1. The act of pondering; meditation. 2. The act or process of chewing cud." American Heritage Dictionary) in search of synergy ("1. The interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects.")

Tag(s): theology hermeneutics "teaching method" "christian education"

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About Laura and "Who in the World Are We?"

UPDATE: 3/24/09

Who in the World Are We? Wordle

Who's Laura?

I am at least a third generation free-church Protestant of the Baptist variety. I cut my theological teeth under the preaching and teaching of ultra-dispensational (a la C. I. Scofield), verse-by-verse exegete, William D. Lawrence (not the one at DTS). Interest in ecclesiology was cultivated by a church split during my early adult years, nurtured by my subsequent participation in a church plant, and realized in ministry creation at an established church. I am a Southern California American with very little international experience, so if it seems like I'm writing from a bit of a bubble, it's because I probably am (though I do try not to). I'm an official theo-geek, having a Master of Divinity in Christian Education (Talbot, '05) and a Master of Theology in Systematic Theology (Talbot, '08), for whom reading is like a part-time job (20+ hours, though without the helpful income). I am currently a student in the Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies program at Talbot School of Theology, (so far) focusing on the intersection of ecclesiology, spiritual formation, and learning styles.

What is "Who in the World Are We?"

What if the people of God are fully 'earthed' and fully 'heavened'? What if who the church is here on earth both is and must be determined by who she will be in heaven? What if the salvation has to do with kingdom now and kingdom finally? What if humanity was created precisely to be the sort of people that the church both is and is becoming?

excerpt from Why "in the world"?

I decided to start Who in the world are we? as a place to think about ecclesiology and anthropology. In this space I'll ponder what it means for Christians to be human and the people of God--and if the shape of the church is inherent in God's original intent for humanity.

So here it is. If you are interested in ecclesiology and/or anthropology, I invite you to join the conversation.

excerpt from Another one?

Before July 18, 2008, the structure of the posts on this blog was, shall we say, various. In the summer of 2008, I took about a month hiatus from this blog to rethink and clarify its purpose and format. On August 20, 2008, I arrived at the preliminary decision to keep the theme suggested by the blog title and the excerpts above and post a quote and summary of someone's position on some aspect of the church, remaining questions, and links to resources. This format proved to be forced.

On September 15, 2008, I changed the purpose and structure once again. Because I am now working on pieces for publication, I am hesitant to post specific pieces on this blog. Many posts will be bibliographic, with some comment, others will be weekly and monthly periodic sketchpads, suggesting trajectories that reveal themselves in the writings of the specified time period.

Because the un-schedule, I suggest subscribing to the feed.