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Occupy Wall Street’s collective statement
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For those following #OccupyWallStreet, click on their first collective statement. One of the criticisms of the movement has been their lack of central authority and a clear, concise statement of demands. What is unique to this movement, and more typical of organizations today, rather than 50 years ago, is the belief that the first step toward…
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The Nines: at a conference in my office
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This morning, the free conference known as The Nines will start. For more information about it, including how to register), see my previous post. I’ll be updating this post throughout the day with some of the highlights and questions that come out of it, so check back later. 12:24 pm: I just got home a few…
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Don’t like change? You’ll love this!
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[I have written several pieces on change and encourage you to find links to them here.] There is something startling about a Christian that doesn’t like change. We have come to see our faith traditions as monolithic and unchanging. We look back through our lives and we such static behavior coming from Christianity. We are used to…
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To change is a sign of respect
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[A couple of weeks ago I began writing about change. I argued that we are called to change and that we actually like change. You may want to go back and read them both again. Now I’m going to write about another aspect of change: intransigence.] One of the aspects of our view of change…
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We actually like change
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It is funny when you are in an organization that hears the word “change” and breaks out into metaphorical hives, because the response is predictable. We hear the same chorus: “Why change anything, we’re doing fine.” “We’re not the church of what’s happenin’ now.”* “There’s so much change in the world, I want church to…
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Learning to change from the prodigal sons
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In the parable of the lost son(s), Jesus tells of a son that must go out and experience the world, forsaking his father and wasting his inheritance. After the young man hits rock bottom, he comes back home humiliated and hoping to work in the stable as one of his father’s workers. But to our…