Your choice, but . . .

Friends & colleagues, if I'd gotten ahold of this earlier, it would have been MANDATORY reading; as it is, this is simply strongly commended to your consideration -- the essay from Keith upon T.J.'s passing, and mainly I mean the pdf link at the end to T.J.'s wonderful short history, which I couldn't find in a reproducible form before. Here it is!

(And don't forget the four of you for credit: sermons next week, text/detailed notes may be handed in that day, May 4th, 7 pm, or e-mailed with your research papers no later than May 11, 4 pm. And preview/review texts will be considered by me in advance!)

http://keithwatkinshistorian.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/mormons-and-the-disciples-of-christ/

Worth following the news link this week!

From the UMC GC2012 News tab, an excellent overview of the current state of "polity" knowledge in that denomination. I think you can find much to usefully reflect upon in the DoC/UCC polity landscape in comparing/contrasting to the UMC situation.

http://www.umc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=8057055&ct=11717951

General news tab (bookmark & refresh through Friday!):

http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.8038093/k.51F6/News__General_Conference_2012_The_United_Methodist_Church.htm

Aaron, Brian, Seth? (Sorry, you other four!)

http://www.disciples.org/DisciplesNewsService/tabid/58/itemId/1206/Disciples-Leadership-Institute-for-23-40-year-olds.aspx

I'm still confused.

Check out this new "Q&A" with the Hope Partnership head (note: pops up as pdf only, not sure why); as I've observed on my Facebook feed, their logo has three fonts, four thematic elements, and six or seven colors (depending on the white/negative space issue for the dove). I've found that overly-complicated unclear logos are actually quite indicative of vision/mission clarity. Not trying to be snarky, I'm just still not getting it. But read, discern, and maybe you can teach the teacher!

http://www.churchextension.org/about/upload/Hope-Partnership-Q-and-A.pdf

Data from Nashville - check out the "how many GAs have you attended" final category

http://www.disciples.org/Portals/0/PDF/ga/2011/GA11DemographicsEvalSummary.pdf

A.B. Maston & Ministry

http://www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/texts/gpittman/labm/LABM05.HTM

Built environments & the theology they stand upon

Architecture and the theology of communion (or Eucharist, if you prefer!):

http://www.amazon.com/From-Age-Christians-Celebrated-Eucharist/dp/0814630782

Hat tip to Terry for the notice of the resource.