emergent|SA

godspeed, podcast, etc.

our local learning group is a movable feast of characters. over the years we've had lawyers, students, soldiers, artists, activists, mommies, coaches, and even pastors. okay, quite a few pastors. but even that's been a diverse group: episcopal, baptist, lutheran, catholic, church of God, presbyterian, methodist, non-demoninational, post-denominational. we've had conservatives, liberals, middle-of-the-roaders, and post-dichotomists.

two of our cohort friends are leaving San Antonio this week: Laura is an independent contractor working in humanitarian & refugee affairs — she's 'marching' to Pretoria, South Africa to do research on human trafficking. Thomas is in the US Air Force, being sent to Baghdad, Iraq on a deployment.

feels like we were just getting to know these two. you'll both be missed.

tonight and over the next few, Thomas and I will be recording some of our cohort, creating an audio artifact of this time before everyone ships out. we'll be talking about social justice and the gospel; we'll be talking about poverty, about hope, about where the pneuma of God is blowing. We'll hopefully be joined via Skype by Pamela, who is also a former member of our learning community, serving as a missionary in Managua.

Since Thomas is being deployed, I'll take on the editing of the episode, and I think we're going to then provide it to Emergent Village's podcast.

Everything Must Change Tour - Last day for discounted registration in Dallas!

You are invited to

The Everything Must Change Tour
Eleven Cities in 2008

A weekend with Brian McLaren and friends

• Book-signing and book-release party for Brian’s newest book, Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope, available at a special introductory price
• Guided reflection led by Linnea Nilsen Capshaw using the Nude Truths Art Exhibit in Digital form to experience the deep shifts needed individually and communally for Everything to Change (find out more)
• New music, liturgical experiences, and other resources that you can take home and use in your faith community, created with Tracy Howe (restorationvillage.com).
• Networking and conversation groups about faith, art, justice, mission, spiritual formation, worship, and community
• Stories of deep personal life change and the resulting community and global impact
• Serving Just Coffee, beyond fair trade
• Local impact: A portion of the proceeds of the gathering will go to help a local peace/justice mission or charitable project (chosen with the help of our host).
• This is a “green event” – we will seek to minimize waste of resources and energy. We encourage you to carpool to the gathering, and choose the location nearest you

emergent | San Antonio now has a facebook group

T.J. Just and Tim Snyder at lunch today at Madhatters Tea. We sat around and talked over some local cohort stuff — look for a book discussion group and a roadtrip to the only Texas venue for Everything Must Change Tour.

NOTE: We're on Facebook now; that'll be the main way we get information to interested folks from now on.

Karen E Sloan

Apologies to those of you in the cohort who missed Emergent Village friend and author Karen E. Sloan passing through recently. The Soupisets were able to host Karen for the night and then we kind of threw together an impromtu lunch get-together at Ruta Maya so Tim and the folks from Netzer Co-op could take her back to Seguin for more stuff the following day. Karen was able to rest and stroll around the Riverwalk, however, and sounds like she plans to be back. More soon - paul

Emergent San Antonio - July Meeting

had a good get-together today at ruta. gordon, tim h, christopher, travis, ian and myself were there, talking a little about "Emergent Manifesto of Hope" and a LOT about mainline and other institutional denominations and their future (or lack thereof). The gathering photo was backlit, so it didn't do justice to the group. you can make out christopher's cool clerical collar. how's that for alliteration.

Emergent San Antonio - Emergent Manifesto of Hope [Book Discussion]

Today in San Antonio five cohort learners gathered over Cuban sandwiches, grilled panini or tomato-basil soup, to discuss the first two major sections of Emergent Manifesto of Hope. We camped out for a while on Mark Scandrette's and Troy Bonsink's essays, chased some on-ramp rabbit trails, described the Gatherings to some folks who hadn't yet made the pilgrimage, some discussions on parenting, the missional movement, etc. I had to leave early, so I'm hoping Tim, Travis, Rudy or Michael can post about what happened in the second half. We'll continue the Manifesto conversation in June. Please come join us, it's not too late! — Paul

Book Discussion: An Emergent Manifesto of Hope

here at Emergent|SA, we've decided to have our next meeting (mid-May, TBD), in the form of a book discussion of An Emergent Manifesto of Hope. It's the first book in the new emersion line of books — we'll read the essay collection over the next couple of weeks, and get together and discuss once finals are over, etc. we hope you'll grab a copy and join us.


Saturday some of us from San Antonio and Seguin got together and dialogued and practiced sabbath, silence and solitude and then celebrated Eucharist on a second-floor sun-beaten rooftop of a once-beautiful hotel where Shoeless Joe Jackson and the Chicago White Sox supposedly slept during spring training back in the day. i'm hoping Tim or Travis or TJ will blog their thoughts herein:

Reminder: Emergent SA Sabbath

Reminder: tomorrow, Saturday April 28, 2007, is the Day of Dialogue & Sabbath. In Seguin, TX.
If anyone wants to ride with me and Travis, be at my house at about 7:30 tomorrow.

Dialogue & Sabbath

Download the PDF of the Invitation you just read, below.

Emergent|SA: A Day of Dialogue & Sabbath

Dear Friend of Emergent in San Antonio,

Emergent San Antonio invites you into
A Day of Dialogue & Sabbath
April 28, 2007

You’re invited to the major Emergent|SA Cohort event for this spring. The event will be a day of praxis (action + reflection). Jump in your car  — or better, share the half-hour ride — out to a relaxing little internet café in Seguin where we’ll start things off. In the morning we will begin with an “open spaces” dialogue with our cohort lead learners Tim Snyder, Paul Soupiset, and Travis Baker.

If you’re new to, familiar with, or vaguely curious about the emerging church conversation, this slow-paced day is a great way to get to know some kindred spirits, find an on-ramp into the emerging conversation, meet new friends and chill over coffee in Seguin. There will be plenty of time for stillness and personal reflection as well as group interaction. Extroverts and introverts alike will feel at home.

After lunch, we'll have several Sabbath opportunities available in the surrounding neighborhoods. We’ll close the event with an evening prayer together.

Location: ChiroJava in Seguin, Texas
    (114 S. Austin Street on the main square; see map below)
Date & Time: April 28, 2007 9:30am - 5:30pm
Cost: FREE (bring your own money for lunch and optional dinner)
Hosted by: ClayPeople Community, ChiroJava, Emergent|SA, and INTERMISSION at Texas Lutheran University

Comment here at the Emergent|SA blog to organize ridesharing and to give us a rough headcount.

CHIRO JAVA: