[Springboard] New Springboard Study "Everything Must Change"

[Ellen & David Rebstock]

It went great.  Very easy to catch up.  Short chapters. We will do parts 2
and 3 next Tuesday.
Dave Rebstock

2009/9/23 James Wiegel <jfwiegel at yahoo.com>

> Sounds exciting.  How did the study go?  I would like to join.
>
> Jim
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> --- On *Sat, 9/19/09, Ellen & David Rebstock <grapevin2 at gmail.com>* wrote:
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>
> From: Ellen & David Rebstock <grapevin2 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Springboard] New Springboard Study "Everything Must Change"
> To: "Springboard Dialogue" <springboard at wedgeblade.net>, "Order Ecumenical
> Community" <oe at wedgeblade.net>
> Date: Saturday, September 19, 2009, 9:34 AM
>
>
> This week Tuesday we are starting a book by Brian McLaren- "Everything
> Must Change -- Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope"
> McLaren says that Jesus message of hope is an invitation to both personal
> and global transformation.  It is a radical challenge to the underlying
> stories that drive our suicidal systems--social, economic, and political.
> It invites us to imagine what would happen:
> -  If people of faith moved beyond political polarization and a few
> hot-button issues to the deeper questions nobody is asking.
> -  If the world's leading nations spent less on weapons and more on
> peace-making,, poverty-alleviation, and creation-care
> -  If a renewed understanding of Jesus and his message sparked a profound
> spiritual awakening in a global movement of faith, hope, and love.
>
> This is not a "What would Jesus do" book but rather a spiritual book
> offering up a fresh vision of what it means to be a person of faith.
> Bill Bailey said after reading the first part of the book that "It sends us
> back to the things we were discussing in the late sixties and early
> seventies in the Ecumentical Institute."
> it encourages us to reflect on where we and the world have come to since
> that time.
>
> The book has 34 short chapters in 8 Parts. We will discuss the Introduction
> and Part 1 on Tuesday September 22 at 5pm Pacific Daylight time. Because the
> chapters are short we will try to do two parts a week after that and maybe
> one part a week toward the end.
>
> ATTACHED IS A CHART OF THE INTRODUCTION AND PART 1.
>
> You can log in to the conference call by dialing 269-320-8400 and entering
> the access code 881373#
>
> Dave Rebstock
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