Well, yesterday's talk at the seminary went wonderfully. The students were challenging and bright. They were hospitable. They were generous. They were encouraging. Their excitement for what we are doing at Reconciler will hold me for a long time to come. There was even some conversation about having an intern come next fall to help out with this "postmodern church plant." Now, I know not all like postmodernism (Hi, Cliff! *waves*). But in ABC circles right now, that is one of the ways we are talking about faith and our current cultural context. Bob Webber even suggested that others may follow our lead.
That was heady. Wow.
What was perhaps most fun about the whole visit was the realization that we three have spent some serious time thinking through this, that ther are answers to many questions and that we are thinking about the other questions. We three, Larry, Jane and I got to be Those People. Do you know what I mean? Do you recall that day in school when the people who had graduated recently came to your class and presented their work? Do you recall thinking "Wow. I hope I get to do that one day. They really seem to have learned something"? I do. I simply thought it was so very cool and that I would never be one of Those People.
Well, I was wrong.
Thanks to all at Northern who made our visit so wonderful. Come to church with us. We can certainly use your help.
Posted by tripp at May 11, 2005 12:43 PM