Comments on: The Boundaries of Convergent Friends http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/07/18/the-boundaries-of-convergent-quakerism/ Current Blog Project: Six Months With a Quaker Preacher Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:08:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: C. Wess Daniels http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/07/18/the-boundaries-of-convergent-quakerism/comment-page-1/#comment-1852 C. Wess Daniels Wed, 19 Jul 2006 15:51:26 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/07/18/the-boundaries-of-convergent-quakerism/#comment-1852 HI Lisa - I always love to see a new blog fire up! I've subscribed and will be reading. Lisa you've given me a great question and one I should have been more ready for. I am now compiling a list: But for now do this: 1) Check the links above under related articles 2) Read Martin Kelley's stuff of <a href="http://www.nonviolence.org/martink/emergent/" rel="nofollow">Quakerism and the Emerging Church</a> 3) Google "convergent Friends" and run down the list on the first 4 pages. That will give you a wonderful overview until I can have a reasource available. Again it's good to see you out on the web now. HI Lisa – I always love to see a new blog fire up! I’ve subscribed and will be reading.

Lisa you’ve given me a great question and one I should have been more ready for.

I am now compiling a list:

But for now do this:
1) Check the links above under related articles
2) Read Martin Kelley’s stuff of Quakerism and the Emerging Church
3) Google “convergent Friends” and run down the list on the first 4 pages.

That will give you a wonderful overview until I can have a reasource available.

Again it’s good to see you out on the web now.

]]> By: Lisa Hubbell http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/07/18/the-boundaries-of-convergent-quakerism/comment-page-1/#comment-1849 Lisa Hubbell Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:52:09 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/07/18/the-boundaries-of-convergent-quakerism/#comment-1849 Hi Wess! We met at Quaker Heritage Day this past spring, and I am only now jumping into the blogosphere, after the Convergent Friends interest group at FGC. It's pretty overwhelming to jump into this conversation midstream, not really knowing where to start to catch up on all the blogs. So do you have any practical advice for us newbies? How, where, and how far back would you recommend following the threads? It's great that you posted <a href="http://www.quaker2.org/cwdaniels/2006/04/why-quaker-20/" rel="nofollow"> your article</a>, with a link to <a href="http://robinmsf.blogspot.com/2006/01/robinopedia-convergent-friends.html" rel="nofollow">Robin's definition</a>. Do you or someone else have some kind of index of the discussion on convergent friends? Thanks! Hi Wess! We met at Quaker Heritage Day this past spring, and I am only now jumping into the blogosphere, after the Convergent Friends interest group at FGC. It’s pretty overwhelming to jump into this conversation midstream, not really knowing where to start to catch up on all the blogs.

So do you have any practical advice for us newbies? How, where, and how far back would you recommend following the threads? It’s great that you posted your article, with a link to Robin’s definition. Do you or someone else have some kind of index of the discussion on convergent friends? Thanks!

]]> By: Patrick http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/07/18/the-boundaries-of-convergent-quakerism/comment-page-1/#comment-1844 Patrick Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:57:52 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/07/18/the-boundaries-of-convergent-quakerism/#comment-1844 It seems you all are in the process of George Fox's admonition for constant discovery. You listen to what the Spirit is saying now, to you, for your souls and for this world. Fox was both, in this path, extremely radical and extremely conservative, seeking after God above all without relying on false indicators. He never forsake Jesus, nor claimed there were broader paths. The path is narrow and winding, something that confuses all sorts of people if they forget to listen to the Spirit who speaks, and by treading the thin gusts of the Spirit's guidance. May you all have peace and wisdom and insight in your present discoveries. As far as your critics may go, I love Fox's reaction to his critics, "The Baptists began to vaunt with their logic and syllogisms; but I was moved in the Lord’s power to thresh their chaffy, light minds." May you all have the Lord's power. It seems you all are in the process of George Fox’s admonition for constant discovery. You listen to what the Spirit is saying now, to you, for your souls and for this world. Fox was both, in this path, extremely radical and extremely conservative, seeking after God above all without relying on false indicators. He never forsake Jesus, nor claimed there were broader paths. The path is narrow and winding, something that confuses all sorts of people if they forget to listen to the Spirit who speaks, and by treading the thin gusts of the Spirit’s guidance.

May you all have peace and wisdom and insight in your present discoveries. As far as your critics may go, I love Fox’s reaction to his critics, “The Baptists began to vaunt with their logic and syllogisms; but I was moved in the Lord’s power to thresh their chaffy, light minds.”

May you all have the Lord’s power.

]]> By: Quaker 2.0 - » The Boundaries of Convergent Friends http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/07/18/the-boundaries-of-convergent-quakerism/comment-page-1/#comment-1836 Quaker 2.0 - » The Boundaries of Convergent Friends Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:05:57 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/07/18/the-boundaries-of-convergent-quakerism/#comment-1836 [...] I tallk a bit about the critics, and the things that we are doing to shape a postmodern identity for convergent Friends thus far on gathering in light. [...] [...] I tallk a bit about the critics, and the things that we are doing to shape a postmodern identity for convergent Friends thus far on gathering in light. [...]

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