tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.comments2023-10-15T05:01:28.486-04:00Ecclesial TheologySteven R. Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802367585251116641noreply@blogger.comBlogger376125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-58420383010788943942015-12-26T22:41:17.824-05:002015-12-26T22:41:17.824-05:00You're welcome, Denise! Thank you for your kin...You're welcome, Denise! Thank you for your kind words.Steven R. Harmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802367585251116641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-28272200242803502412015-12-26T18:12:04.939-05:002015-12-26T18:12:04.939-05:00Thank you for sharing this. You teach each time yo...Thank you for sharing this. You teach each time you touch a keyboard and I am grateful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03698431649268207471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-31941177011539829762015-12-26T18:11:54.870-05:002015-12-26T18:11:54.870-05:00Thank you for sharing this. You teach each time yo...Thank you for sharing this. You teach each time you touch a keyboard and I am grateful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03698431649268207471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-17946844756868137472015-12-07T22:01:55.334-05:002015-12-07T22:01:55.334-05:00I have also had that sense this season, that it is...I have also had that sense this season, that it is a time for serious reflection and deepening awareness of those on the margins - of reaching out with loving tenderness, of bringing in from the cold/hunger/thirst/pain of humanity to the promise of new birth, to the hope/promise of a new day.RogerPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209330951684897035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-66476628211173081172015-09-02T22:33:12.421-04:002015-09-02T22:33:12.421-04:00This resonates deeply for me as I prepare a childr...This resonates deeply for me as I prepare a children's sermon for September 6 - a Sunday that the AME Church has asked for other Christian denominations to join: Confession, Repentance, and Commitment to End Racism Sunday. Thank you for this timely sharing, Dr. Harmon!<br />Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09686415539878159300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-9396154135830848262015-05-12T20:09:57.917-04:002015-05-12T20:09:57.917-04:00Many thanks, Jason! Blessings to you in your own g...Many thanks, Jason! Blessings to you in your own good theological work "down under" and beyond.Steven R. Harmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802367585251116641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-32435081198028879732015-05-12T17:42:35.698-04:002015-05-12T17:42:35.698-04:00Hearty congratulations, Steve, on seeing this baby...Hearty congratulations, Steve, on seeing this baby through to this stage. It sounds great, and I certainly look forward to reading it. Baptists have produced too few ecclesiologies with any thickness; this looks to be among the exceptions to that habit. (I love the cover too!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-72003677504490501942014-09-18T11:15:23.241-04:002014-09-18T11:15:23.241-04:00This is a topic of especial importance to the Chri...This is a topic of especial importance to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). I am spreading the word about this great opportunity!<br />Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09686415539878159300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-54385207155762829772014-09-04T07:07:03.994-04:002014-09-04T07:07:03.994-04:00Thank you for the heads up on this, Steven. Much a...Thank you for the heads up on this, Steven. Much appreciated.Jason Goroncyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10569402183837939248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-27358198712195384422014-06-02T19:19:57.124-04:002014-06-02T19:19:57.124-04:00Hi Steve,
I just read Jeffrey W. Cary's "...Hi Steve,<br />I just read Jeffrey W. Cary's "Free Churches and the Body of Christ." He interacts with Robert Jensen, Rowan Williams, James McClendon and you. He says some challenging things about your "magisterium-hood of all believers" and throws the gauntlet down concerning free churches and how we have yet to seriously engage the issue of Catholicity as it relates to Bishops and leadership outside the local congregation (I am also part of the Free church tradition so Cary's words challenge me just as much as anyone else!). I wonder what our response would be to Cary? <br /><br />Thanks in advance - Chris CrimingerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-72132746608055650472014-05-14T15:43:05.259-04:002014-05-14T15:43:05.259-04:00Steve, thanks for your gracious interaction here. ...Steve, thanks for your gracious interaction here. I think the Lindbeck - Vanhoozer / postlib - postconservative distinction is most helpful, and one which summarizes where our differences lie. Thanks again for your work in this area, and here's to hoping the conversation continues in both Baptist life and in the life of the larger body of Christ.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16674784038690975152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-69670125412532709672014-03-01T15:44:07.881-05:002014-03-01T15:44:07.881-05:00Steve, these lectures sound very intriguing. I thi...Steve, these lectures sound very intriguing. I think there may even be some application to my dissertation. Wish I could have been there to hear these. Peace.Participatio Deihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09963397020362069813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-29517082501483159172014-02-07T00:12:06.502-05:002014-02-07T00:12:06.502-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886777436558085351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-52272250411951392922014-01-15T10:19:43.325-05:002014-01-15T10:19:43.325-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988824537426226265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-28623766368889635482013-09-19T07:10:21.975-04:002013-09-19T07:10:21.975-04:00Excellent article. Totally my viewpoint. CV Writin...Excellent article. Totally my viewpoint. <a title="CV Writing Service" href="http://www.cvwritingpros.co.uk" rel="nofollow">CV Writing Service</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18190401831963204337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-69668720122304380312013-09-17T15:51:05.256-04:002013-09-17T15:51:05.256-04:00I think you're onto something.I think you're onto something.Eugene Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08322841375921911922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-51768456461014773322013-09-17T15:37:27.392-04:002013-09-17T15:37:27.392-04:00Eugene, I think a factor may be different trajecto...Eugene, I think a factor may be different trajectories taken from twin emphases held in tension in the early Baptist tension: biblicism and freedom. More conservative Baptists have tended to emphasize biblicism, and its application to liturgy means that worship practices without clear precedent in the New Testament are shunned. More moderate/progressive Baptists have tended to emphasize the freedom of the Baptist tradition and feel themselves free to adopt worship practices with post-biblical origins or to see themselves as more ecumenically oriented and open to ecumenical inspiration of Baptist worship. But that's likely an oversimplification with all sorts of exceptions. Another factor may be a different set of ecumenical patterns: conservative Baptists finding more in common with some non-denominational evangelicals, and moderate/progressive Baptists finding much in common with mainline Protestants, with these commonalities sometimes reflected in patterns of worship.Steven R. Harmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802367585251116641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-8317175712202138732013-09-17T13:52:19.600-04:002013-09-17T13:52:19.600-04:00Hi Steven. I'm eager to get my hands on this ...Hi Steven. I'm eager to get my hands on this book, both for my own ministry and for my DMin studies. Looking over the list of contributors, though, I'm reminded of an issue that's been on the back burner of my mind for a while. As a somewhat conservative Baptist who enjoys liturgy, I'm always a bit puzzled to find that most "liturgical Baptists" seem to be moderates or liberals. The list of contributors to this particular book reinforces that impression: apart from possibly Jorgensen, Bradley, and Bullard, the names on the list are associated with the moderate CBF, the liberal Alliance of Baptists, or even the radical Associate of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists. As a liturgically inclined Baptist yourself, and further as someone with ties to the CBF, why do you think that the movement attracts a statistically disproportionate number of moderates and liberals? Conversely, why do conservatives tend to shy away from this sort of thing?Eugene Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08322841375921911922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-53556670718681889712013-09-16T19:32:00.302-04:002013-09-16T19:32:00.302-04:00Great job. Thanks to all who contributed. I hope i...Great job. Thanks to all who contributed. I hope it gets the attention it deserves.Curtis Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969990860857021066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-49025371211655040092013-09-06T19:00:52.754-04:002013-09-06T19:00:52.754-04:00Just starting my PhD at Edinburgh, I feel multiple...Just starting my PhD at Edinburgh, I feel multiple sides to this. One, my wife and I have five degrees between us (which includes MDivs) - which means we have debt. Students take on debt for a lot of reasons: survival, the call, love for the church, faith in God's provision that at some point they'll be able to pay it down. But it weighs all the same. <br /><br />Two, I would love it if my Baptist family could testify that they are taking more proactive measures to fund theological education and ministerial formation so that the need for debt is minimalized or negated (and yes, even a scholarship for myself right now would be more than welcome if I'm being honest).<br /><br />Three, I'm getting asked already what I plan on doing after I complete my PhD here. Well, its to teach of course at some level (undergrad or grad or both) but I'm realistic and realize the current state of things. However, I do know that the CBF is likely someplace where my wife and I would fit well (we come from Texas) when its time for us to move back ... and I think this type of funding is important for the health of our educational institutions - for me and others like me to have a place to come too. <br /><br />Blessings in this endeavor Steve.<br /><br />BTW: I met Suzii Paynter just one time, though she probably doesn't remember me. I was very impressed however.Participatio Deihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09963397020362069813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-91828902116773329922013-06-30T22:34:09.839-04:002013-06-30T22:34:09.839-04:00Thank you for posting this press release which I f...Thank you for posting this press release which I find very helpful for me to understand the whole gamut of Baptist reaction to ecumenism. I work for the Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida, and hope that in the 17 northeast counties that make up our diocese, we can find a few Baptist and other Evangelical ministers and lay leaders to join us (Lutherans (ELCA), Episcopalians, United Methodists, Presbyterians, and Roman Catholics) in various enterprises that together we come and pray together as Christians during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January 18-25, 2014) in St. Augustine and Flagler County, as a prelude to dialogue. Dr. Chau T. Phan, Associate Diocesan Ecumenical Officer, phancity@gmail.com.Chau Thien Phanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12143899487709145856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-27546155776715528182013-06-22T00:15:16.274-04:002013-06-22T00:15:16.274-04:00Glory to the God AlmightyGlory to the God AlmightyPUTERA SANG FAJARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04587907210968793703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-66476610368058298692013-06-21T15:10:30.999-04:002013-06-21T15:10:30.999-04:00Matthew 7:15. The mission of Songulashvili is to ...Matthew 7:15. The mission of Songulashvili is to proselytize and steal the members of the Orthodox Church in Georgia. There's nothing ecumenical about that.theguide42https://www.blogger.com/profile/09593787582228300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-54181000037617620912013-05-31T11:44:27.988-04:002013-05-31T11:44:27.988-04:00Dr. Harmon,
This is Todd Daniels from school. I ...Dr. Harmon, <br /><br />This is Todd Daniels from school. I actually stumbled onto your blog last night as I was researching for a sermon that I am preaching this Sunday, June 2. Having been a youth minister now for over 11 years, one of the things that I continue to see is a lack of understanding from our youth on what we believe as Christians. Therefore, having been inspired by Martin Luther's "Sermons on the Catechism"(1528), I have taken this, along with the Apostles' Creed, and have began a teaching on this with them.<br /><br />My goal in this is that they will memorize it and recite it daily. I love what you said in the above post about how you see the creed as a "Pledge of Allegiance." What makes this interesting is when I introduced this teaching to them, I prefaced it with kids learning the "Pledge of Allegiance" and reciting it daily in school. And how the goal of this, on behalf of the state, was to condition our youth to become faithful citizens of the United States. Therefore, with this thinking in mind, I asked my youth to give me the Christian definition of God. And as you could probably imagine, most of them said God was the Creator or that he is our Savior. None of them, however, said that he was Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I then asked them if there was anything they could recite each day that would remind them of what we believe as Christians? Of course I got no answer.<br /><br />This is why I have felt convicted to give them something, that the church used and is still using to teach the faith to our children, and for that matter, our adults, too! <br /><br />As I mentioned above, I am preaching this Sunday, so I am kind of taking my teaching that I began with the youth, and giving it to the congregation. For me, reciting the Creed unifies us as believers. It is a statement of what we believe as Christians. And as Luther suggests, it helps us respond to the world around us, when they ask us, What do you say about the Father? A: He is the Creator. And what do you say about the Son? A: He is the Redeemer. And what do you say about the Spirit? A: He is the Sanctifier. I find that most Christians can't really articulate a statement of what they believe to the world around them. They know what they believe, but they cannot articulate it. For me, the Creed is the place to start. I feel, as a Southern Baptist, one of the greatest things we can do is embrace and recite the Apostles' Creed every time we gather for worship. Not that the creed is elevated above Scripture, but that it joins us to our past, and connects us with the universal church i.e., Catholics, Orthodox, and Protestants. And as Rich Mullins said in his song "Creed," which is based on the Apostles' Creed, " I did not make it, though it is making me, it is the very truth of God and not the invention of any man. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08634657396953607064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985255038362224868.post-59339589358615665092013-02-11T01:19:25.108-05:002013-02-11T01:19:25.108-05:00Grabbing it now... Thank you. I will include this ...Grabbing it now... Thank you. I will include this topic for my <a href="http://www.essaywriter.co.uk/custom-essays.aspx" rel="nofollow">custom essays</a>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06994717485436336968noreply@blogger.com