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New Monasticism and White Privilege

This is a post I wrote for God’s Politics blog as my contribution to the current conversation on Racial Reconciliation Challenge to New Monasticism initiated by Jason and Vonetta Storbakken from Radical Living Community in NYC. 
What I wrote may sting a bit, this kind of stuff always do. So I am expecting some heat to come [...]

… that one day

[HT- Bob Carlton}

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diversity is more than sprinkling a bit of black and brown here or there

Mark does it again with this new satire piece at the Jesus Manifesto. While funny, it is true and very sad.  This part in specific touch very close to home -
These young men, though all around the age of 30 and white, are
diverse in other ways. “We value diversity. In fact, we’re
theologically diverse. We’re all [...]

Joining the Anabaptist conspirators

Joining the Anabaptist conspirators - The Mennonite
By Tom Sine
God is doing something new through a new generation that has a distinctly Anabaptist accent in these uncertain times. These young initiators are creating new ways to make a difference in both the world and the church. In The New Conspirators, I explained these activists and innovators [...]

We Don’t Stop: Interview with Michael Franti

 We Don’t Stop: Interview with MichaeL Franti
If the contemporary struggle for a better world has a soundtrack, it surely features the music of Michael Franti. To Franti, music and activism are one and the same — his albums, the last three of which have sold over 100,000 copies combined, are truth-telling manifestos you can dance [...]

Jonny Baker reviews The New Conspirators Book

jonnybaker: jesus’ empire of the mustard seed - tom sine is back in classic fashion

Tom (Sine) maps the current new things happening with a mapping of four movements whose edges are blurred and overlap - emerging, mosaic, new monastic, and missional and he is enthusiastic about them all (i agreed with shaine clayborne’s hesitation in [...]

1 of the 10 Young Christian Leaders to Watch

Coming soon to a magazine rack near you.

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The New Conspirators - Tuesday Book Review

The New Conspirators : Creating the Future one Mustard Seed at a Time by Tom Sine
“In spite the fact that our world is changing at blinding speed and the church is going through some very tough times, God is still at work in ways that aren’t always immediately apparent. For some reason, God seems to [...]

The New Conspirators MP3s

Mp3s Available at Lulu.com
Couldn’t make it to the conference? Bring the conference to you with these recordings of workshop and plenary sessions. Most .mp3 files are available for $3.00, but there are also a couple freebies, as well as recordings from the 2006 conference, The Church Has Left the Building. Visit the MSA storefront to [...]

Generation Illegal

You’ve heard of the:

Great Generation
Baby Boomers
Gen X
Gen Y
Net Gen

How’bout Generation Illegal - Listen podcast here.

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