February 2, 2008 1:30 PM - Next Cohort Meeting

Greetings,

The time for the next cohort meeting is already here and there is one important issue to bring up at the February 2 meeting. We will meet as usual at Panera Bread in Beavercreek, Ohio at 1:30 P.M.. For various reasons (mostly career-related) I will not be able to continue to lead the cohort, so I would appreciate it if someone else steps up as a volunteer to do this for a while. If you are interested, please e-mail me and let me know. Also only a couple of people showed up at the last few meetings, so I need to hear from those of you interested in making the cohort successful, or we will likely discontinue the group for lack of interest since folks do not seem to be interested in attending regularly. Most meetings so far have been very exciting and beneficial in my opinion, and it would be a shame to not continue to meet and benefit from this great interaction.

For this next meeting, I am hoping we can discuss an interview with Bishop Kallistos Ware in which he discusses Orthodox Christianity and other issues, from the role of women in Church to liturgical experiences for Orthodox believers. I think it is healthy for us to contemplate what Christians outside of the U.S. experience and how they view the Church in their own cultural and social contexts. You can read this interview and other articles by Bishop Ware at: http://www.stnina.org/journal/art/1.3.7

Again, please e-mail me as soon as possible if you are interested in leading the Dayton Emergent cohort; this will be last meeting as an Emergent cohort if more of you do not show up, so please come and participate if you are interested in making this group successful.

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!

REVISED: Next Meeting: November 4 - 1:00 PM

NOTE: I revised the day of the next meeting to November 4 (Saturday). I mistakenly posted it a day earlier and I apologize for it. Please all adjust your schedules accordingly

We will be again meeting at the Beavercreek Barnes & Noble (Starbucks seating area) at 1:00 PM on November 4, 2006. If you are interested in joining us for an open conversation to cover some fascinatiag topics, please come. Last month we spoke about cultural relativism and anthropology, and the conversation was fascinating and powerful.

Several books are listed here (on the right side of the blog) to serve as suggestions for reading or group studies.

Bring your doubts, and join us in the activity of God in the world wherever we are able, partnering with God as God's dreams for our world come true. In the process, the world can be healed and changed, and so can we.

I am looking forward to seeing all of you again, and hopefully some new faces as well!


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Click here if you need directions from Google Maps. If you have questions, please drop us a note or post a comment here.

Walking for Victoria

On September 30, 2006 a small group of us here in the Dayton area will walk with Victoria Denen in the Walk to Cure Diabetes event at the Island Metro Park/Heritage Park/Children's Discovery Garden.

The walk is sponsored by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, an organization focused on raising money and providing research avenues into finding a cure for Diabetes.

If you want to join us, please register for this walk. The 5K walk starts at 10:00 AM.

If you have any questions please contact me at vvaduva at gmail.com or Karen Myers from JDRF.

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.