June 7, 2008 Dayton Cohort Meeting

The June cohort meeting will take place on Saturday, June 7 at 1:30 PM at Panera by the Fairfield Mall in Beavercreek. As I (Virgil) have less time to dedicate to those meetings, I am hoping that other folks will step in and participate. One person offering to help was Fr. Gregory Theopistos, a local minister which will share some of the meeting with us.

Please come Saturday to meet Greg and other folks in the area. We rarely stick to a topic, but two books which have electrified me for the past couple of weeks were Pagan Christianity by Frank Viola and George Barna, and Doug Pagitt's new book A Christianity Worth Believing. If you have copies of the books please bring them with you; I will do the same and perhaps we will be able to discuss some key points which I believe are relevant especially from an Emergent perspective.

I hope to see you all on Saturday at 1:30 PM.


Directions & info below:

Panera Bread at Fairfield Commons (map) 2751 Fairfield Commons Beavercreek, OH 45431 (937) 426-3900 | phone (937) 426-3980 | fax

November 3, 2007 1:30 PM - Next Cohort Meeting

Our next cohort meeting will take place on November 3 at Panera Bread at 1:30 P.M., right across the street from our old meeting place, Barnes & Noble Starbucks.

I suggest that for the next meeting we discuss some of the issues raised by Rob Bell in his latest NOOMA video, Name. You can watch the entire video online for free until Friday afternoon:




I am looking forward to seeing new faces and meeting new folks.

Directions & info below:

Panera Bread at Fairfield Commons (map) 2751 Fairfield Commons Beavercreek, OH 45431 (937) 426-3900 | phone (937) 426-3980 | fax

Hope to see you all Saturday!

First Dayton cohort meeting

Greetings friends...

The first Dayton cohort meeting will take place on Saturday, September 9 at 1:00 PM at the Beavercreek Barnes & Noble which is right across the street from the Fairfield Mall. If you need directions, click on the Google Maps image to the right and get directions from Google. If you have questions, please drop us a note or post a comment here.

There will be no specific topic for the first meeting, but feel free to bring topic ideas and suggestions with you. Perhaps a book reading or a study based on one of the books suggested under the "Books to consider" section will make sense once some cohesion develops within the group.

Welcome friends...

This blog will serve as the online meeting and discussion place for the Emergent Dayton cohort. We are hoping that this small cohort will eventually energize the Dayton-area Christians and create the kind of interactive and open faith that we believe Christ wanted from his disciples.

The plan (for now) is to meet on the first Saturday of each month at Barnes & Noble in Beavercreek, in the Starbucks seating area. We are all looking forward to some great conversations and exchanges. For suggestions about topics and meeting dates/times for our first meeting, please contact me or post comments below.

Where:

Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Dayton @ Beavercreek
2720 Towne Drive # 200 (N. Fairfield Rd.)
Beavercreek, OH 45431
937-429-1660

When: To be determined

Who: Contact us at emergentdayton at gmail.com with suggestions and questions.