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Who decides if you are a Christian?

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Alan Rudnick — No Comments ↓

Recently I was a guest on HuffPost Live with Rev. Paul Raushenbush, HuffPost Senior Religion Editor and two other authors. (You can watch the segment here. I come in around 19:00) We discussed the coming out of NBA player Jason Collins and the conversation turned to…

Tagged with: Alan Rudnick, Christianity, congregation, dialogue, faith, Jason Collins, Jesus, spiritual formation
Posted in Religious News Voices

The Church Draft

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Alan Rudnick — No Comments ↓

As millions of football fans will undoubtedly will be glued to their televisions and social media, they will hunger for the latest information about NFL draft picks. The NFL draft is part pageantry and part celebration for football teams and their…

Tagged with: Alan Rudnick, church draft, community, congregations, dialogue, Formation, leadership, Missional churches, Relationships, the church draft
Posted in Blog Posts, Leadership

My Boston take-aways

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Nell Green — No Comments ↓

These posts are truly difficult to write; partly because if you want to be real then you have to confess some things and partly because events such as occurred last week are not easy to process. I am not sure…

Tagged with: Boston, cross cultural, dialogue, immigrant, Immigration, interfaith, internationals, Islam, missional, refugees, Relationships, terrorists
Posted in Ministry, Missions, Social Issues

Why Pope Francis is good for Christianity

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Alan Rudnick — No Comments ↓

As Pope Francis starts his papacy, it is very clear that his leadership will set a very different tone for the Catholic Church. Upon leaving Rome, Pope Francis paid for his own room, rejected lavish apparel, and referred to himself more as…

Tagged with: Alan Rudnick, Christianity, Christians, Church, churches, congregation, congregations, dialogue, faith, Jesus Christ, leadership, Pope Francis
Posted in Ecumenical Leaders, Leadership

Holy week demanded holy dialogue

Posted on April 3, 2013 by George Bullard — No Comments ↓

Did Holy Week this year seem to shout out for a new dimension of holy dialogue? It did to me. It was an unusual and disruptive week in several ways. It caused me to think about the need for a…

Tagged with: Atlanta, basketball, Catholics, Christian, Christians, dialogue, DOMA, Duke Blue Devils, Easter, gay marriage, George Bullard, gun violence, holy, Holy Week, Immigration, immigration reform, Kevin Ware, March Madness, NCAA, Protestants, resurrection, Roman Catholic Church, Supreme Court, University of Louisville
Posted in Blog Posts, Faithful Living, Leadership, Ministry, Social Issues

A new theme song for CBF?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Ircel Harrison — No Comments ↓

On a recent Sunday, our church choir sang “Find Us Faithful” as the anthem in the traditional worship service. I have always liked this song that was written by Jon Mohr and popularized by Steve Green. In fact, we used…

Tagged with: Baptists, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, dialogue, worship
Posted in Blog Posts, Generational Differences, Music

Would you wear a hijab for a day?

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Nell Green — No Comments ↓

February 1st was World Hijab Day. For those of you who might not know, hijab is the head covering worn by some Muslim women. The idea was to invite women who do not hijab, both Muslim and women of other…

Tagged with: dialogue, faith, hijab, immigrant, interfaith, internationals, Islam, missional, Relationships
Posted in Blog Posts, Education, Faithful Living, Ministry, Missiology, Missions, Religion, Social Issues

Perspectives on immigration: safety and security concerns

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Kevin Glenn — No Comments ↓

The issue of immigration is a subject of discussion and debate within the Christian community. Followers of Jesus have diverse perspectives on how to address economic, security, and cultural concerns. Having shared in previous posts the primary points of diversity…

Tagged with: borders, dialogue, Homeland Security, immigrant, Immigration, immigration reform, internationals, Neighbors, Politics
Posted in Blog Posts, Education, Faithful Living, Generational Differences, Leadership, Ministry, Missiology, Missions, Public Policy, Racial Reconciliation, Religion, Religious News Voices, Social Issues, Theology, Young Baptists

Where is God?

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Nell Green — 1 Comment ↓

I am not weighing in on the gun debate. No matter which side of the debate you agree with, I do not personally know ANYONE that resonates with and in anyway condones what took place in New York and Connecticut.…

Tagged with: Christmas, dialogue, faith, interfaith, internationals, Islam, missional
Posted in Missions, Public Policy

The edgy Christian media startup you need to check out

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Alan Rudnick — No Comments ↓

More and more, Christian media outfits try to create their own social media platforms to get noticed. However, a new edgy social media startup, “Sogo” is taking a different route on social media to get their message out. Sogo describes…

Tagged with: Alan Rudnick, Brian McLaren, change, dialogue, faith, Formation, missional, social media, sogo, spiritual formation, Spirituality, Steve Knight, Tripp Hudgins, what is sogo
Posted in Technology & Church