Off the Map Live - First Taste
Kerry and I talk about our “first taste” from the Off the Map Live conference here in Seattle.
November 2, 2007 | Filed Under Christian Life, Leadership
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Hey Tony and Kerry.
You guys are so unbelievably kewl. I *really* enjoyed talking to you at La Corona at the blogger’s dinner. Your videos are monga kewl. the way you guys feed off of each other in these videos is perfect. You should have a t.v. show.
I’m stoked that you are guys are willing to listen and enter a space where you perhaps don’t feel so comfortable.
Tony, you said “Getting together corporately with God’s people is a Biblical mandate, and you can’t just have that randomnly happen all the time, and not know what’s gonna happen.”
My lovely wife Megs said “Why not”?
Oh my god. you guys said “preevangelism”. did you say that to Parker? Isn’t Parker the kewlest guy in the universe? I bet he would have freaked if you said “preevangelism” to him
You guys are so kewl that I might not be too terrified to visit saddleback now. which is saying something. I think maybe you guys are braver than me, cause I would possibly be too terrified to visit Saddleback, but you overcame your fear to visit OTM Live.
I’m *really* enjoying watching the videos. thankyou for doing them. you seriousquilio rock.
If you are ever in Seattle again and want to hang out with an ex christian, totally shoot me an email or something. I know a great little place for a microbrew.
I want to echo what Benjamin said - I think it was awesome that the two of you came to Off The Map Live.
What you said Thursday night (at the hotel) was still in my mind Friday as I led my workshop on online dialog. As I encourage people to be curious and respectful towards those who are different from them, I would like them to extend that curiosity and respect to conservative Christians (if they are not conservative Christians themselves).
I think it’s fascinating that even when we say “Sure, I want to be respectful and curious” we still are tempted to draw lines and say “I’ll be respectful and curious towards some people but it’s going too far to expect me to be that way towards that group“.
It seems to me that the people in that group are probably the exact ones Jesus [if he exists] wants us to be respectful and curious towards.
And that group might be different for each one of us. We know who they are because when the idea comes up we think “Nooo…let’s be reasonable about this!”
I finally watched this (it was down earlier) - wow, very well articulated thoughts about your first day! I embedded this on our Off The Map Live blog
The only lines it seems that Jesus drew to me were really the ones that people drew themselves. He did not entertain dialogue with the Pharisees because their legalism and judgementalism had blinded them to love, and he didn’t simplify or over explain his teachings and instead used parables so that only people who were seeking truth would find answers. So people not seeking God and the truth he didn’t beg for and people blind to love he chastised.
Is this correct thinking? He was pretty brutal to the overtly “religious” pharisees, and he often concluded his teachings with “those with ears will hear and those with eyes will see” right? So, it was the love blind and the truth indifferent that kept themselves from knowing and following Jesus. And Jesus didn’t attempt to control or manipulate their blindness or indifference…