Conference Audio

We had a great time hanging out with Pete Rollins this past weekend down in Philly. Thanks to Tim Ghali and Thomas Turner for putting together a great conference for the Mid-Atlantic region cohorts!

If you couldn't make it down to Philly and are presently suffering the existential loss of not hearing from Pete, don't worry! You can download audio of Pete and John Franke's talks on the net.

For audio of the conference visit Church of the Holy Trinity Rittenhouse Square's website here.

...make that Nov 12th.

Okay, we finally have a location where we can all watch the film together, but we'll have to break from our usual Tuesday night to do so. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, November 12th - 7pm at Panera Bread on Nassau St. in Princeton.

136 Nassau Street
Princeton, NJ 08542

So come out and watch the new film Ordinary Radicals, a film that explores a new movement within Christianity that is unifying the Social Justice passion of the church with the Evangelical passion of the church, especially in small "new monastic" communities like the Simple Way. The film follows some of Shane Claiborne & Chris Haw's summer tour for the book Jesus for President.

Cohort Meeting postponed until Nov 11

Sorry everyone, I didn't mean to schedule our cohort meeting for election day!!! We'll meet Nov 11th instead.

Next Cohort Meeting - Nov 4th

Our next meeting will be Nov 4th. We'll watch the new film Ordinary Radicals and have some time to unpack it afterward. I'm still looking for the right venue for us to get together and watch the film... any ideas?

Mid-Atlantic Emergent Conference Schedule

Hey everyone, the schedule is out for the Mid-Atlantic Emergent Conference. It's just around the corner, if you haven't registered yet do so now! It's $10 cheaper online than it is at the door.

This is the full conference schedule. The schedule has been trimmed to allow more time to dine with new and old friends after the conference or to travel back and forth to the conference without having to stay at a hotel overnight.

9:00-10:00am, Sign in and Registration
10:00-10:15, Introductions and Invocation
10:15-10:30, Time of Reflection and Prayer
10:30-11:15, Session #1 with Peter Rollins
11:15-11:30, Break
11:30-12:15, Session #2 with Peter Rollins
12:15-12:30, Presentation by our Sponsors: Biblical Seminary and One Village Coffee
12:30-1:30, Lunch Break
1:30-2:15, Special Meditation with John Franke
2:15-2:30, Presentation by Bread for the World
2:30-3:00, Session #3 with Peter Rollins
3:00-3:45, Panel Discussion with Peter Rollins and John Franke
3:45-4:00, Break
4:00-4:45, The Filid and The Family Band
4:45-5:00, Closing Remarks and Doxology

Tickets will be available at the door but they are $10 cheaper online ($20 if you are a student!) so sign up today by using the registration portal to the right.

Mid-Atlantic Emergent Conference

Hey everyone, be sure to check out this regional emergent event. We'll be hearing from and talking with Irish theologian/philosopher Pete Rollins, author of How (Not) to Speak of God. Registration is $25 or $15 if you're a student. It should be a great time, I know that cohorts from all over the mid-Atlantic region are sending people so it will be a great time to hang out with some folks from other cohorts as well.

For more info check out the website... http://emergentmidatlantic.com

Princeton Cohort Starts Up

After a bit of a hiatus, the Princeton Emergent Cohort is going to get started up again this fall.

We'll be having our next cohort Tuesday night, September 30th at 7pm. We'll be meeting at T.G.I. Friday's in Market Fair (you can get directions here).

I thought it would be interesting to have a discussion about atonement since that seems to be a pretty hot topic among a lot of us in the emerging church these days. I'll post a bunch of stuff here if you'd like to dig into any of it before we meet. This stuff is just fodder for discussion, there's no "did you read it" quiz!

Thinking About the Atonement - Tony Jones interviews Mark Baker
Emergent Village Podcast

Interview with Scot McKnight from
The Nick and Josh Podcast

Scot McKnight just wrote a book called A Community Called Atonement and has been blogging about the Atonement a TON.

Princeton Cohort Hosts Tony Jones

Don't forget that tonight we will have the privilege of hosting the National Coordinator of Emergent Village, Tony Jones, at the cohort. We'll be meeting at 8pm at the T.G.I. Friday's in Princeton's Market Fair Mall. Tony will be sharing with us about his new book, The New Christians, and will be sharing with us a little bit of the "state of Emergent." You won't want to miss the cohort this week.

For directions to T.G.I. Friday's, go here.

Three Upcoming Events

Just wanted to let you know about three upcoming events of the Princeton Emergent Cohort. But first, I wanted to introduce you all to Charlie Pardue, who has been an active member of the Cohort for the past year or so. Charlie is going to take over leadership of the cohort next year, as my wife and I are moving to Berkeley, CA. You can check out Charlie's blog here. Also keep checking out this website for more details on the cohort. Now, on to the three events:

Brian McLaren at Princeton Seminary / April 15
Many of you already know this, but Brian McLaren is coming to Princeton Seminary on April 15th to discuss his new book, Everything Must Change. The discussion is from 6.30-8.30pm in Stuart 6 and you can find more information here.

After the event, Brian will be hanging out with the Princeton Emergent Cohort at the Yankee Doodle Tap Room in downtown Princeton. He only has an hour or so until he'll have to drive home, but this is a great opportunity to connect with Brian with a small group of people. We'll be there from 9-10pm, so please plan to meet us there, or walk over with us after the lecture on the campus of Princeton Seminary. If any of you know for sure you'll be there, and aren't planning on attending the book discussion, if you could show up to the Tap Room a little early (8.45pm or so) and begin to start saving tables, that'd be great! Thanks!

Cohort Guest: the National Coordinator of Emergent Village, Tony Jones / April 29
Our next cohort meeting will be on April 29th, from 8-10pm, at TGI Friday's in Princeton (directions here). Tony Jones, the National Coordinator for Emergent, will be in town for the Institute of Youth Ministry at Princeton Seminary. He'll be joining us for the cohort to discuss the "state of Emergent" and to share with us about his new book, "The New Christians." You won't want to miss the chance to connect with Tony.

Brian McLaren and the Everything Must Change Tour / May 2-3
Finally, May 2-3 is the "Everything Must Change" tour in the Bronx. The two-day event has recently been underwritten by a church, so the total price is now only $20. A few of us from the cohort will be going up, so if you want to join us, send me an email back and we'll be in touch. To find out more information and to register, click here.

See Brian McLaren in NYC for $20

The Everything Must Change Tour is coming to the Bronx May 2-3. Because a church graciously has underwritten the event, you can now go for just $20. It is a really important event that has been getting some great press during the past few months.

If you are able to, I'd highly encourage you to go to this event. For more info, and to register, go here.