One of the questions Simon Chan brings up in his book Liturgical Theology is whether our doctrines are formed by our practices, or vice versa. Do our worship practices arises out of some “objective” or “neutral” doctrinal observations? Or do our doctrines about worship arise out of our experience of it? Perhaps those on the [...]
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Simon Chan’s book Liturgical Theology, in chapter two, makes the claim that worship is what distinguishes the church as the church. Worship is what makes a church a church, as opposed to some other kind of thing. There are other things the church does, and ought to do, but none of them are as foundational [...]
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Simon Chan, in his book Liturgical Theology, says that the Holy Spirit was not merely given to empower the church to continue in Christ’s mission after he was gone. He says that the on the day of Pentecost, new stuff happened, that the church was transformed from being simply the people of God to being [...]
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(from my old blog…) I’m going to be doing some thinking about worship and mission (and ultimately ecclesiology) based around a few books I’m reading. These discussions will probably veer into heavier theological territory, just to give some fair warning. That said, I am a firm believer in committed Christians engaging thoughtfully and critically with [...]
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Hello. Some friends and I are planting a network of missional communities in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and this blog is where I reflect on the journey. Join the conversation!
