tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post114060267041271944..comments2023-05-14T15:37:49.844+00:00Comments on Living Radical - The Jesus Army Life: How easy we forget the love You showed - Jesus Army Life, Day 220Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941432849255530869noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post-1141153724721678642006-02-28T19:08:00.000+00:002006-02-28T19:08:00.000+00:00Committee meetings are normally only for members o...Committee meetings are normally only for members of the committee though.For those committeed to the committee...or at least thats how it seems to work with the CofE here...but i think anyone can ask to be on the committee, but that in itself takes commitment.<BR/><BR/>; ) The TJJust teejayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11090768383030631105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post-1141148008397624302006-02-28T17:33:00.000+00:002006-02-28T17:33:00.000+00:00I should think committee meetings were open to all...I should think committee meetings were open to all, however meetings that made decisions regarding finance and other factors of church running would be held in a leadership meeting, which no not everyone is a member of for obvious reasons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post-1141134285573454752006-02-28T13:44:00.000+00:002006-02-28T13:44:00.000+00:00AnonDon't all churches have committie meetings?..A...Anon<BR/><BR/>Don't all churches have committie meetings?..Are those meetings open to all that step foot in the church? or are they normaly kept to the more commited for that church?<BR/><BR/>; ) The TJJust teejayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11090768383030631105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post-1141056038750969122006-02-27T16:00:00.000+00:002006-02-27T16:00:00.000+00:00yes maybe. I will stop now then. Thankyou for taki...yes maybe. I will stop now then. Thankyou for taking the time to reply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post-1141055219350025752006-02-27T15:46:00.000+00:002006-02-27T15:46:00.000+00:00my church(we've moved on from "exclusivity" here)my church<BR/><BR/>(we've moved on from "exclusivity" here)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941432849255530869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post-1141054925694553632006-02-27T15:42:00.000+00:002006-02-27T15:42:00.000+00:00a lifelong pledge to others in "your" church, as i...a lifelong pledge to others in "your" church, as in the Jesus Army Church, or in church more wide, and general sense of the word?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post-1141050554755121342006-02-27T14:29:00.000+00:002006-02-27T14:29:00.000+00:00marriage is a type of covenant. communion is anoth...marriage is a type of covenant. communion is another. when jesus shared the last supper he said: "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me." So those who share the cup share in his covenant together.<BR/><BR/>Covenanted members don't have to live in community, they simply make a lifelong pledge to others in the church. We choose to be devoted to one another. After all, that is what it will be like in heaven.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941432849255530869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post-1141048820065561982006-02-27T14:00:00.000+00:002006-02-27T14:00:00.000+00:00so your putting communion and marriage together?i ...so your putting communion and marriage together?<BR/><BR/>i understand the covenant of marriage clearly ... <BR/><BR/>i dont understand how that goes with the idea of only "community" members being able to share in a meal and time of communion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post-1141048784835841822006-02-27T13:59:00.000+00:002006-02-27T13:59:00.000+00:00it's a lifelong promise. a relevant example would ...it's a lifelong promise. a relevant example would be marriage.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941432849255530869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post-1141048451623721562006-02-27T13:54:00.000+00:002006-02-27T13:54:00.000+00:00think through more? hows that ? you think maybe i ...think through more? hows that ? <BR/><BR/>you think maybe i dont understand what covenant is ... in your words then, briefly, what is it? <BR/>whats sums the word up? defines it ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post-1141048402657108842006-02-27T13:53:00.000+00:002006-02-27T13:53:00.000+00:00I think that's a question you have to think throug...I think that's a question you have to think through a bit more. Perhaps you don't understand what a covenant is?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941432849255530869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post-1141048334259676212006-02-27T13:52:00.000+00:002006-02-27T13:52:00.000+00:00something you can do surely without having to be o...something you can do surely without having to be on the "in crowd" or a member of a certain church . <BR/><BR/>And you say you do that on a sunday, cool, i have experienced that, and its nice , but why cant it always been inclusive of all people? <BR/><BR/>thankyou for your time in replying to these.<BR/><BR/>Finding the blog interesting reading! nice one..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post-1141048081706358172006-02-27T13:48:00.000+00:002006-02-27T13:48:00.000+00:00Because the bread and wine is supposed to be about...Because the bread and wine is supposed to be about covenant ie. those who make a promise to God and each other. That is the work that the Spirit does in our hearts, he makes us into one new man.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941432849255530869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post-1141047842928537002006-02-27T13:44:00.000+00:002006-02-27T13:44:00.000+00:00should have written :why is it different to have s...should have written :<BR/><BR/>why is it different to have shared communion with "members" THAN with members and non alike .. <BR/><BR/>my grammar error. apologies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post-1141047771406932392006-02-27T13:42:00.000+00:002006-02-27T13:42:00.000+00:00so why is it different to have shared communion wi...so why is it different to have shared communion with "members" and with members and non members alike?<BR/><BR/>why the focus on having "agape" and it JUST being members ?<BR/><BR/>(i know i appear argumentative, apologies in advance for any frustration I may be causing by coming back at you)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post-1141046908056133872006-02-27T13:28:00.000+00:002006-02-27T13:28:00.000+00:00Yes, but I fear you might be writing without knowi...Yes, but I fear you might be writing without knowing the structure of our church: As a house church we have various meetings at our houses, not to mention at our Jesus Centres where the congregation meets on Sundays. All are welcome to come to these. In fact, when we share communion on Sunday we do not check who people are, we simply welcome people if they "love the Lord". In contrast the bread and wine we share at Agape on Tuesdays is for those who have fully committed their lives to the church, a condition which excludes some by default.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941432849255530869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post-1141046396141555202006-02-27T13:19:00.000+00:002006-02-27T13:19:00.000+00:00your last comment in your reply (and thanks for re...your last comment in your reply (and thanks for replyinh, its appreciated)makes clear the point I am making ... <BR/>"great sense of belonging among all our members" ... point made ...<BR/>so it is exclusive, exclusive to members. What if little joe bloggs off the street wandered by on the night of your "agape" meal, I am sure it would be inclusive for him. <BR/>do you see where i am coming from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post-1141038246907435572006-02-27T11:04:00.000+00:002006-02-27T11:04:00.000+00:00Solve the problem of celebrating the mutual commit...Solve the problem of celebrating the mutual commitment of your entire life to others inanother way.<BR/><BR/>But no, since you asked, there is a great sense of belonging among all our members, covenanted or not.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941432849255530869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post-1141035959375132272006-02-27T10:25:00.000+00:002006-02-27T10:25:00.000+00:00isnt this showing how "exclusive" church actually ...isnt this showing how "exclusive" church actually is ? <BR/><BR/>how you have to in the " incrowd" so to speak to belong?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14485860.post-1140614837728923582006-02-22T13:27:00.000+00:002006-02-22T13:27:00.000+00:00If only I'd been there...DJIf only I'd been there...<BR/><BR/>DJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com