Comments on: all the world’s a stage…but not a pulpit http://www.paradoxica.net/2006/04/24/all-the-worlds-a-stagebut-not-a-pulpit/ new media developer / urban nomad Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:01:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Elise http://www.paradoxica.net/2006/04/24/all-the-worlds-a-stagebut-not-a-pulpit/#comment-141 Elise Mon, 01 May 2006 05:08:40 +0000 http://www.paradoxica.net/2006/04/24/all-the-worlds-a-stagebut-not-a-pulpit/#comment-141 Scott, Being from Pittsburgh, how interesting that you have heard of this church. I can understand why someone might have hesitancy, but let me tell you: this church is doing amazing things. I haven't been to it personally, but one of my best friends is very much involved and loves it. Let me fill in. The people they are reaching are those that are turned off from orthodox methods. Does that mean that sermons, pulpits, and choirs are wrong? Absolutely not! But they're becoming a Jew to the Jew and a Gentile to the Gentile. One of the members of the church called the pastor in a drunken mess saying, "I need you with me...I'm drunk." Who does that??? I have been to churches that have substituted spectacle for sacred. Let me attest, this is NOT what they're doing. It's a real, cut-throat, Gospel driven church. This is not the calling of every church (heaven's no!), but praise the Lord that these men who founded Hot Metal Bridge went with the vision. We have more brothers and sisters because of it :) Scott,

Being from Pittsburgh, how interesting that you have heard of this church. I can understand why someone might have hesitancy, but let me tell you: this church is doing amazing things. I haven’t been to it personally, but one of my best friends is very much involved and loves it. Let me fill in.

The people they are reaching are those that are turned off from orthodox methods. Does that mean that sermons, pulpits, and choirs are wrong? Absolutely not! But they’re becoming a Jew to the Jew and a Gentile to the Gentile. One of the members of the church called the pastor in a drunken mess saying, “I need you with me…I’m drunk.” Who does that???

I have been to churches that have substituted spectacle for sacred. Let me attest, this is NOT what they’re doing. It’s a real, cut-throat, Gospel driven church. This is not the calling of every church (heaven’s no!), but praise the Lord that these men who founded Hot Metal Bridge went with the vision. We have more brothers and sisters because of it :)

]]> By: Nate Manahan http://www.paradoxica.net/2006/04/24/all-the-worlds-a-stagebut-not-a-pulpit/#comment-98 Nate Manahan Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:59:28 +0000 http://www.paradoxica.net/2006/04/24/all-the-worlds-a-stagebut-not-a-pulpit/#comment-98 Scott, I have been watching some of your posts recently and this one caught my eye. I love your thoughts . . . I believe Jesus used so many unique mediums when teaching, that it seems to me to "sell" yourself to onen medum, marginalizes yourself from many audiences, but as you say. . . if it works, praise God! I too, haven't seen many "well done" dramas in the church -- if they pull that off all the time, WOW! ciao! nate Scott,

I have been watching some of your posts recently and this one caught my eye. I love your thoughts . . . I believe Jesus used so many unique mediums when teaching, that it seems to me to “sell” yourself to onen medum, marginalizes yourself from many audiences, but as you say. . . if it works, praise God! I too, haven’t seen many “well done” dramas in the church — if they pull that off all the time, WOW!

ciao!
nate

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