Comments on: Help Me With My Cornerstone Seminars

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:21:56 +0000

How about “Reinventing Islam: When Christianity Goes Sour”?

Or just grab a title or two from your Essays page.

By: bob pinto

bob pinto — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:11:00 +0000

Here are a few minor twists on what’s been mentioned already:

1. Why do we want hell for others after we’re saved.(”Hey,Lord,want us to call fire from heaven the way Elijah did?”)

2.Are you glad there is a hell? (corollary of above)

3. Why is it the greater the knowledge and zeal the bigger the jackass in any religion? (reference from your essay “why they hate us”)

4. How do I weasel out of painfully obvious new testament scriptures?

5. AND how you can condemn ANYTHING with the correct use and misuse of scripture. (Example: Dog ownership is a sin. When does the bible ever say anything but negativity when it references dogs?)

Want any more help just let me know! (*chuckle*)

By: Ethan Magness

Ethan Magness — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:56:57 +0000

How about “The Five Solas in an Ecumenical Age.”

or something on the interplay of traditional authorities such as creeds and scriptural authority. Maybe entitled “All Readings are not Created Equal.”

You have thought a lot and written well about how to disagree effectively in the age of internet communication. How about “Love the Heretic, hate the heresy: Christian watch-blogging like Jesus.”

Have fun!

-Ethan

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:10:37 +0000

I’ve never commented before either, but I really appreciate your respect for the liturgy, the creeds, the church year, and many of the other traditions of the faith. I think a lot of young people don’t have a lot of exposure to these things, and don’t understand the richness of the history behind them. I’ve never been to Cornerstone, but looking at the seminars from last year, I think something like: A Great Cloud of Witnesses: A Fresh Look at Church Tradition would be a great topic. Best of luck, and if for some reason I can get to the conference, I would be honored to attend your sessions.

Katie

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:33:47 +0000

i appreciated your February 2007 “Evangelical Anxieties” series on fear.

By: Aaron Smith

Aaron Smith — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:49:07 +0000

“Orthodoxy under one head: the Jesus we are all found in.”

By: Aaron Jannnings

Aaron Jannnings — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:18:07 +0000

I’m a relative new-comer to your blogs, but stop by because I always find something to smile and nod in agreement to…as well as something to make me cock my head and say “hadn’t thought of that one…”
Anyway, I have to join the chorus urging you to give a seminar on the marriage of the more traditional, liturgical and the contemporary, more charismatic elements of worship. I’ve really grasped onto your idea of “post-evangelicalism”…we’ve seen what is and what’s not working in both the mainstream protestant and the non-denom, evangelicals…so maybe we can learn something from those observations.
Look forward to more…

By: Josh T.

Josh T. — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:42:08 +0000

How about something along the lines of how to avoid certain extremes in studying works of many theologians– throwing the ‘baby out with the bath water’ when you disagree or idol worship when you agree with their theologies. I guess the title could be something related to “Thinking critically without becoming judgmental in the world of theology” or “Benefiting from various theological sources without necessarily agreeing with them all or disagreeing with most”.

This is something you seem quite good at… Learning from Capon, Wright, Piper, etc., and still maintaining your own viewpoint. Most people seem to be “I am of John Piper” and “I am of So and So” [of Paul... of Apollos] in a way that they either agree with *everything* that is said or if they disagree somewhat, they are overly critical of the person in every respect. But you’re good at balance– THAT would be a good line of balanced thinking to convey to an audience.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:51:30 +0000

I have thought about going to C-Stone Festival every year for 10+ years. As a Catholic, given imonk’s penchant for dealing with ecumenical issues, I think that’d be worthy of a seminar

By: Beyond Words

Beyond Words — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:56:07 +0000

My husband and I go to Cornerstone every year, Michael. We will look forward to seeing you there! And we attend as many seminars as possible.

I would also like to see more teaching on the subject of corporate worship and liturgy.

I have a 17 year old daughter who’s drawn to classical music and may even pursue a career in opera. Our churches are creating a severely impoverished monoculture that fails to acknowledge the rich variety of artistic genres and tastes that speak to our hearts.