On his blog, Josh writes about his recent decision to leave the church.

The New Conspirators Conference, an Emergent Village event in Seattle this February

Epinoia Café is just over a year old now. I think that nearly everyone who has participated in Epinoia in its first year has gained something from it. Most of us have spent time re-evaluating our spiritual lives with the guidance and support of this small network of friends. Within days of Epinoia’s birth it [...]

Thoughts from the pen of Phillip Gulley:

A church that claims to be of the Body of Christ must act like Jesus. Reach out & touch ‘lepers’, call them brothers & sisters, seek their healing & restoration to the community, before they repent of whatever we deem sinful, not afterward. Offer acceptance.
Every person… is morally [...]

At some point in the next week or two I’m going to do a little experiment. I’m going to completely change up the format of Epinoia Cafe. It will be sudden, and it will be drastic. It’s possible you won’t like it. But, on the other hand it could be a breath of fresh air [...]

Wanted to share a quote I just read…
Too many people come into community to find something, to belong to a dynamic group, to find a life which approaches the ideal. If we come into community without knowing that the reason we come is to discover the mystery of forgiveness, we will soon be disappointed.
- Jean [...]

When one news agency is on to something, it’s not long before the others pick up on it. First Time ran the story on Rob Bell, that I posted a few days ago. Now, it’s U.S. News & World Report with a cover story on “A Return to Tradition.” The story does a general survey [...]

Time magazine recently ran a story on Rob Bell — The Hipper-Than-Thou Pastor — and I thought I’d pass it along.
I pretty much consider myself a Rob Bell disciple. I’ve read both of his books which challenged me to think in ways I’ve never thought. I’ve become obsessed with his Nooma series, which speaks to [...]