I looked at my site yesterday and realized that I haven't posted anything this week. That feels odd, because I've written more than I have in a long time. But most of it is hidden in the comments of some of my earlier posts - I've been having a great conversation with Grace on my thoughts about power and structure in communities. Grace is an excellent thinker and writer, and my thoughts are more clear thanks to her questions and (gracefully spoken) corrections. So in lieu of a full post, take a read through the comments here and here - I think there are thoughts in there worth reading.

On another note, I had an opportunity to attend the Philly Emergent cohort again this week. John Franke came to discuss thoughts about mission and its origins in God's very being. What a great conversation - I won't get into the details here because it deserves a full post of its own, but you can check out the overview here if you're interested. It also, coincidentally, meshes quite well with my thoughts on image, so I certainly want to pull some of those insights into my current reflections on that subject.

One more note - this is a bit late, but I did want to post a link to an upcoming conference that I think sounds fantastic. Off the Map is hosting the Revolution conference in Seattle Nov 3-4. Sounds like a great lineup, including Barna, McLaren, and a host of other great folks. I attended an Off the Map event last year and was impressed. A few of us were able to hang out with the Off the Map folks after one of the evening sessions, and they're wonderful people. (And I don't just say that because Jim Henderson picked up the tab. ;) If I could make this event, I would definitely be there - Seattle is a bit of a hike for me, so I'll be reading about it and envying thinking of those who will be attending. You can get more info here; the blog is here with some interesting content, including an interview with Spencer Burke who is the nicest guy I've ever disagreed with. ;)

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