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The Possibilities and Challenges of Building a Participatory Church
I love the word participation. It’s stem means “taking part” or to “partner.” The Quaker meeting of which I am the ‘released minister,’ Camas Friends, strives to be a participatory church. A...
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Getting Found in Translation: Reflecting on Issues of Theological Translation
Whenever Quakers from various streams get together, similarities and differences quickly arise. This is the current state of our tradition; it’s not something we should fight against. Instead, we need...
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Write the Vision: Quakers, Zines and Participatory Culture
This is a synchroblog written for Quaker Voluntary Service, of which I am a board member. The theme is “Quakers and new media.” (Twitter Link #qvssynchroblog) “Write the vision; make it plain on...
View ArticleConvergent Friends: A Handbook – An Introduction to Convergence (Pt. 1)
In this online handbook you will find a variety of articles written by convergent Friends. This is by no means an exhaustive collection of writings but rather it is meant to function as an introduction...
View ArticleConvergent Friends: A Handbook Part 2 – Starting Your Own Convergent Friends...
Three years ago we started a monthly convergent Friends worship gathering in the Camas/Portland Metro area. The goal of the meeting was to bring those Friends who desire to worship together, build...
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Convergent Model of Renewal: Discussion Guide and Sketchnotes (Chp. 2)
We are doing a discussion at Camas Friends Church on my book, “A Convergent Model of Renewal.” I am posting the sketchnotes and discussion questions here each week for anyone who would like to...
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Last night we finished up a six-week discussion at Camas Friends Church on my book, “A Convergent Model of Renewal.” I have posted Chapter 1, Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 already. Instead of doing the last...
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As The Seed Falls: Building a Generative, Convergent Quakerism
Resurrection by John Jay Alavaro This is the opening excerpt from a longer post on my Medium Blog about convergent Friends and the Renewal of the Quaker tradition. A Seed Falls Jesus, in speaking about...
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New eBook “Remixing Faith” Now Available
My new eBook “Remixing Faith: Seeds of Renewal” is now available for (free) download as an eBook or a .PDF. Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to refine and summarize some of my thinking as it...
View ArticleYoda on Renewing the Tradition
I was re-watching The Last Jedi with the family yesterday and the scene with Yoda and Luke at the Sacred Tree with all the old texts hit me like a ton of bricks. Yoda is totally convergent, wanting to...
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