Holy Innocents at the Cohort Thursday

Greetings all,
Our next Cohort gathering is this tomorrow, November 4 from 11:30-1:00pm at the Flying Saucer in the Pool Room:
11 10th Ave. South
(Located Behind Union Station)
Nashville, TN 37203

Topic: Following Christmas Day is a most troubling feast, the feast of Holy Innocents. This feast commemorates the slaughter of the first born perpetrated by King Herod.
It proposes a whole list of problems when we read that an angel warned Mary and Joseph to leave the town and escape this in Egypt, but not any one else. Our discussion will center around the readings for this feast day and how we might embrace this story as mission minded Christians in 2010. Preachers, bring your note books;)

Call in your lunch orders by 10:30am to ((615) 259-3039) if you can. The menu can be found here under the "Food" tab (http://www.beerknurd.com/stores/nashville)

Peace,
Dixon

Devil With a Blue Dress

Greetings all,
Our next Cohort gathering is this tomorrow, November 4 from 11:30-1:00pm at the Flying Saucer in the Pool Room:
11 10th Ave. South
(Located Behind Union Station)
Nashville, TN 37203

Topic: Devil with a Blue Dress: A conversation about how the Bible describes the forces of evil (the devil, demons etc.) and the missional implications of there of

Call in your lunch orders by 10:30am to ((615) 259-3039) if you can. The menu can be found here under the "Food" tab (http://www.beerknurd.com/stores/nashville)

Peace,
Dixon
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www.nashvillecohort.blogspot.com

Tokens: Hear the Plight

Hi all. A quick reminder that this Thursday is the final Tokens Show of the year, called Hear the Plight.



Even though I've only been able to go to one, I know the quality that goes on there, because of the people involved. Sheryl and I won't be able to be at this one, but having Scot McKnight, Ashley Cleveland, and Odessa Settles should make for a great evening. You can visit www.tokensshow.com for more info, but it will be a great night and if you're in Nashville, I highly recommend taking the time to attend.

Cohort Wonders this Thursday

Greetings all,
Our next Cohort gathering is this Thursday, October 1 from 11:30-1:00pm at the Flying Saucer in the Pool Room:
11 10th Ave. South
(Located Behind Union Station)
Nashville, TN 37203

Topic: What are you wondering? Every so often we stop to consider some of our own deepest questions regarding missional Christian living. This is one of those times. Dixon coordinates the conversation.

Call in your lunch orders by 10:30am to ((615) 259-3039) if you can. The menu can be found here under the "Food" tab (http://www.beerknurd.com/stores/nashville)

Peace,
Dixon
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Cohort Goes Techno this Thursday

Greetings all,
Our next Cohort gathering is this Thursday, September 3 from 11:30-1:00pm at the Flying Saucer in the Pool Room:
11 10th Ave. South
(Located Behind Union Station)
Nashville, TN 37203

Topic: Technology, Worship and the mission of God. Does our technology help or hinder worship. Is texting the pastor during a sermon a wonderful contextualization of the gospel, or something that makes us a worse kind of people? Taylor Burton Edwards (director of worship resources for the the UMC General Board of Discipleship) leads the conversation this week.

Call in your lunch orders by 10:30am to ((615) 259-3039) if you can. The menu can be found here under the "Food" tab (http://www.beerknurd.com/stores/nashville)

Peace,
Dixon
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Dixon Kinser
Nashville Cohort
www.nashvillecohort.blogspot.com

Tent City Benefit with Phil Keaggy

Everyone is invited to a benefit for Tent City on Wednesday night at Otter Creek Church of Christ, 409 Franklin Road. There will be a reception for Tent City residents at 6pm, and then a concert by Phil Keaggy from 7 - 8:30. As a part of the evening as well, an art show of pictures taken of Tent City residents will be given to the Temple, a Jewish synagogue in Nashville, for display.

It will really be a great night and I hope as many of you as possible can be there.

A Night for Tent City - Ministry Moment Video from David Woodard on Vimeo.

Christian Scholars' Conference

As an addendum to Phil's post below about the Tokens Radio show, the Christian Scholars' Conference is taking place the next three days on the campus of Lipscomb University. In addition to the 71 paper and panel sessions, there are four main sessions, featuring plenary speakers Billy Collins (US Poet Laureate, 2001-2003), Marilynne Robinson (Pulitzer Prize Winner, 2005), Hubert G. Locke, and Barbara Brown Taylor. Those sessions are free and open to the public, and will doubtless be well worth your time. Times and additional details can be found here.

Tokens Show

Hi all.

I just wanted to remind you of the Tokens Show this Thursday at 7:30pm at Lipscomb University: Stories We Live By. This one features Ron Block of Union Station, Sandra McCracken, Buddy Greene, and interviews with Barbara Brown Taylor and Hubert Locke.

Tickets are available here: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B004259811E2FFF

I highly recommend it. It'll be one of the most fun and thought-provoking times you've had in a while.

Peace,

Phil

Twitter in Worship

Taylor Burton Edwards recently wrote a really great article on the phenomenon of using Twitter as part of a worship service. He has some really great insights to share. Here's the link:

http://www.gbod.org/worship/worship/articles.asp?act=reader&item_id=47649&loc_id=9,824

Cohort Gets Evil on Thursday

Greetings all,
Our next Cohort gathering is this Thursday, June 4 from 11:30-1:00pm at the Flying Saucer in the Pool Room:
11 10th Ave. South
(Located Behind Union Station)
Nashville, TN 37203

Topic: What is does a Missional Theodicy look like: How do we balance the redemptive mission of God with the real problem of evil in the world. Dixon Kinser leads the conversation.

Call in your lunch orders by 10:30am to ((615) 259-3039) if you can. The menu can be found here under the "Food" tab (http://www.beerknurd.com/stores/nashville)

Peace,
Dixon
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Dixon Kinser
Nashville Cohort
www.nashvillecohort.blogspot.com

David Dark brings the ? (for real!)this Thursday

Greetings all,
Our next Cohort gathering is this (Maunday) Thursday, March 5 from 11:30-1:00pm at the Flying Saucer in the Pool Room:
11 10th Ave. South
(Located Behind Union Station)
Nashville, TN 37203

Topic: David Dark is on tap to discuss "The Sacredness of Questioning Everything". Should be great!

Call in your lunch orders by 10:30am to ((615) 259-3039) if you can. The menu can be found here under the "Food" tab (http://www.beerknurd.com/stores/nashville)

Peace,
Dixon
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Dixon Kinser
Nashville Cohort
www.nashvillecohort.blogspot.com

April Cohort Cancelled, We're Back in May

Hey all,
In case you didn't get the memo, the April Cohort has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict.
We'll be back on May 7.

Peace,
D

David Dark brings the ? this Thursday

Greetings all,
Our next Cohort gathering is this (Maunday) Thursday, March 5 from 11:30-1:00pm at the Flying Saucer in the Pool Room:
11 10th Ave. South
(Located Behind Union Station)
Nashville, TN 37203

Topic: David Dark is on tap to discuss "The Sacredness of Questioning Everything". Should be great!

Call in your lunch orders by 10:30am to ((615) 259-3039) if you can. The menu can be found here under the "Food" tab (http://www.beerknurd.com/stores/nashville)

Peace,
Dixon
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Dixon Kinser
Nashville Cohort
www.nashvillecohort.blogspot.com

Time to Get "Omni" this Thursday

Greetings everyone,
The Nashville Cohort will gather this Thursday, March 5 from 11:30-1:00pm at the Flying Saucer in the Pool Room:
11 10th Ave. South
(Located Behind Union Station)
Nashville, TN 37203

Topic: What do we do with the "Omni" statements about God? Where do term like (omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent etc.) come from, and are they still helpful to Christians as they live the mission of God in our world? Holly Rankin Zaher leads the conversation.

Call in your lunch orders by 10:30am to ((615) 259-3039) if you can. The menu can be found here under the "Food" tab (http://www.beerknurd.com/stores/nashville)

Peace,
Dixon
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Dixon Kinser
Nashville Cohort
www.nashvillecohort.blogspot.com

emergingumc, a gathering, 2: Where? When?

Companions,

In ongoing conversations with several of you, online and offline, I'm looking most seriously right now at 4 possible venues for our second gathering...

Indianapolis, Indiana (home of Lockerbie Central UMC)

Greater Cincinnati Area (near Th3Waters/Florence UMC and several other connections)

Dallas, TX (home of Perkins/SMU and the methemergentlab)

and back here in Nashville, TN (home of country music and, well, this cohort, among other things!)

So... I'm asking y'all to help me decide location among these viable options. (Technically, I have to make the final call, but I want all the input and reflection on that possible).

AND... I'm needing from you as well a sense of when in late fall would work best for you to be part of this gathering...

For me right now the available times are:
October 1-3
October 8-10 (but this might be the same as an emergent event-- but can't tell since the calendar on emergentvillage is down... anyone know?)
October 22-24-- would coincide with 350.org Action Day (October 24)
November 12-14

These are all Thursday-Saturday time frames.... chosen because that's what we chose for last time based on your input, but that's up for discussion!

So... Where... and When?

Peace in Christ,

Taylor Burton-Edwards

Tokens Show

Hi all. A brief plug, reposted from my blog.

Last December, Sheryl and I got to go out and see the Tokens Show at Lipscomb University, directed by Lee Camp, of whom I've spoken fondly before. We really had a great time at this Prairie Home Companion meets theology discussion. Here are a couple of videos from it, and one from a previous show.

Joy To the World


Closing Monologue: Silent Night


Class and Grass


Tuesday, March 3, at 7pm, is the next Tokens Show, and it will feature will feature musicians Vince Gill, Sonya Isaacs, Odessa Settles, and Buddy Greene; interviews with Will Campbell (author of Brother to a Dragonfly) and Brad MacLean (on his work on death-row), and much more. Sheryl and I had an absolute blast at it and if you're in the Nashville area and can make it, I can almost guarantee that you won't be disappointed. Tickets are on sale at http://www.ticketmaster.com

i don't know what this has to do with sin

i do not know what this has to do with sin, our conversation from today, but again, dixon is not up on his youtube culture. so i am sharing this for your amusement.

Cohort Ponders Sin this Thursday

Greetings everyone,
The Nashville Cohort will gather this Thursday, February 5 from 11:30-1:00pm at the Flying Saucer in the Pool Room:
11 10th Ave. South
(Located Behind Union Station)
Nashville, TN 37203

Topic: What is sin? Is it individual acts of badness, or is there a broader definition that would be helpful. How can approaching sin as a relational commodity be helpful. Come out for a spirited conversation.

Call in your lunch orders by 10:30am to ((615) 259-3039) if you can. The menu can be found here under the "Food" tab (http://www.beerknurd.com/stores/nashville)

Peace,
Dixon

Magdalene Ministries visit the Cohort this month

The Cohort is back this Thursday: from 11:30-1:30!
Becca Stevens will be joining us to talk about what she is doing with Magdalene House/Thistle Farms, an organization she began to help girls trapped in sex work to get off the streets and make a different life for themselves. Even if you've heard Becca before I dare you not to be moved;)

Call in your lunch orders by 10:30am to ((615) 259-3039) if you can. The menu can be found here under the "Food" tab (http://www.beerknurd.com/stores/nashville)

Peace,
D