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Poets, Prophets, & Preachers

by Lon on June 30, 2009

A seminar for teachers, preachers, speakers, leaders and pastors serious about reclaiming the art of the sermon.

I’m really not big on conferences at all.  But I’ll be at this one.

I’ve got someone looking to share half a ticket with (one registration gets two people in). Let me know ASAP if you’ve got one or know of someone with one.

My cheap cell phone plan doesn’t work in the States – but I’ll try to get some online access if possible.  Contact or twitter me if you’re in the area.  Would love to connect with some real people while I’m there.

Here’s a taste of what’s on the schedule:

The Original Guerilla Theatre (Rob Bell)
The Story We’re Telling (Rob Bell)
Returning to the New: An Introduction to Tranformance Art (Peter Rollins)
How Technology Shapes the Sermon (Shane Hipps)
The Fig and the Failure of Language (Rob Bell)
Fumbling Around with Your Radar (Rob Bell)
For Those With Ears to Hear: Parables and the Lost Art of Provocation (Peter Rollins)
You are the Medium (Shane Hipps)
The One Thing I’ve Never Heard Someone Talk About That Has Changed Everything For Me (Rob Bell)

Update: I think our ticket situation is taken care of thanks to the glory of twitter.  You can also follow the twitter hashtag #ppp09 to follow along as well.

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Flickering Pixels

by Lon on June 15, 2009

Flickering Pixels book by Shane HippsI’ve always been an advocate of integrating faith and technology , but after reading Shane Hipps Flickering Pixels, I definitely need to re-evaluate.

Hipps suggests that technology has already shaped our faith and the way we see the world more than we realize.  He borrows a lot from Marshall McLuhan’s theory that “We shape our tools and afterward our tools shape us”.

If you suspect that technology is leading us towards a more fragmented faith, extreme individualism, increased social awkwardness, distorted views on beauty, and taking our imaginations captive… while wondering if there’s anything redemptive in all of this, check out Flickering Pixels.

As one small way of leveraging technology while participating in community, a group of us are co-blogging chapter by chapter reviews of the book on ChurchCrunch.  You can see my more in-depth reflections on chapter four here.

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Rob Bell Interviews Shane Hipps About Technology from Deadly Viper on Vimeo.

HT: Deadly Viper
See also my huge rob bell resources listing.

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