the new CF...

[Tishri1]

Hi All,

If any of you see the announcement and have any questions please PM me or post them here I want to be here for you to help with any confusion or anything OK?

Love Tish

http://www.christianforums.com/showpost.php?p=36472413&postcount=1

 

[MrJim]

Celebrate that Erwin caved to the liberal element~the liberals won and Christianity lost.

 

[vespasia]

The church should be missional shaped not insular.

 

[intricatic]

Celebrate that Erwin caved to the liberal element~the liberals won and Christianity lost.

Yay.

 

[Crazy Liz]

Governance by congregational consensus is much closer to the thought of Anabaptists and Friends. We can trust the Holy Spirit to speak to us through our brothers and sisters in church. Can't we trust the Holy Spirit to speak through our brothers and sisters here, as well?

I think I might try coming back here now, at least to see if I'm welcome.

 

[WayneinMaine]

Governance by congregational consensus is much closer to the thought of Anabaptists and Friends. We can trust the Holy Spirit to speak to us through our brothers and sisters in church. Can't we trust the Holy Spirit to speak through our brothers and sisters here, as well?

I think I might try coming back here now, at least to see if I'm welcome.

One big problem is that Anabaptists (where they have not been assimilated by other groups) are sectarian by nature. They would consider themselves part of a little flock of disciples, not part of a large all-encompassing eccumenical movement. So the problem is -who comprises the body among which there can be a concensus-who constitutes this "church". Anabaptists have a high view of Brotherhood, and do not easily regard another person as their brother or sister (only those who do the will of our father in Heaven).

If this forum represents an assimiated, or eccumenical vision of Anabaptism where we hold to the idea that "Jesus loves me just as I am" then it will not be an Anabaptist forum, and it may as well be disolved, or rather, assimilated into a Protestant or Reformed or Catholic or Liberal or Fuindamentalist forum.

 

[Lena75]

Well, so much for "ministry". This one just grew wings and flew out the window!

 

[Crazy Liz]

One big problem is that Anabaptists (where they have not been assimilated by other groups) are sectarian by nature. They would consider themselves part of a little flock of disciples, not part of a large all-encompassing eccumenical movement. So the problem is -who comprises the body among which there can be a concensus-who constitutes this "church". Anabaptists have a high view of Brotherhood, and do not easily regard another person as their brother or sister (only those who do the will of our father in Heaven).

If this forum represents an assimiated, or eccumenical vision of Anabaptism where we hold to the idea that "Jesus loves me just as I am" then it will not be an Anabaptist forum, and it may as well be disolved, or rather, assimilated into a Protestant or Reformed or Catholic or Liberal or Fuindamentalist forum.

Should the Anabaptist forum, then, be composed of a collection of little flocks, allowing each to be as exclusive as they want to be?

How would you institute the Anabaptist practice of shunning in the context of a discussion forum?

 

[MrJim]

Should the Anabaptist forum, then, be composed of a collection of little flocks, allowing each to be as exclusive as they want to be?

How would you institute the Anabaptist practice of shunning in the context of a discussion forum?

I thought that was called the "ignore" button

 

[vespasia]

I thought that was called the "ignore" button

It truly takes some to get 'shunned' in an OB church, these days those with an 'issue' shun the rest of the church and walk about bewildered that people are still nice and compassionate to them.

Come to think of it living Romans 12 in that way is a darn sight more effective when it comes to those who have got bogged into sin they do NOT want to repent of.