We’re excited to announce the Big Tent Christianity Synchroblog, taking place the week of August 9-13 across the Web.
Philip Clayton, one of the main organizers of the Big Tent Christianity conference (coming up September 8-9 in Raleigh, NC), has written about “big tent Christianity” before and said this:
“[It is] urgent … to reclaim a Big Tent Christianity, a centrist return to ‘just Christian’ in word and action. The two poles are driving each other ever further apart, spawning ever deeper hostilities. The solution — in American society as in the church — certainly is not to let the other’s anger fuel my own. As leaders it’s our task to help break the cycle of anger, of rejection leading to rejection, and to foster a radically different understanding of the heart of Christian faith.”
Here’s The Theme
What does “big tent Christianity” mean to you? What does it look like in your context? What are your hopes and dreams for the Church?
Please consider participating in this week-long Synchroblog by posting an update on your blog/website the week of August 9-13. We’ll be compiling a list of all the participants and linking to them and all of the “big tent Christianity” blog posts from the Big Tent Christianity conference website right here (www.bigtentchristianity.com). Just leave a comment on www.bigtentchristianity.com or email me (Steve Knight) at knightopia@gmail.com. Please also support other synchrobloggers by reposting those links, reading the posts, and commenting.
It’s our hope that this Synchroblog will jumpstart a new national conversation about what a “big tent Christianity” might look like and how we can build a roadmap together to get there. We hope you’ll be a part of this invigorating conversation!
Bonus Prizes
As an added bonus incentive, 15 bloggers who participate will be chosen at random to receive free copies of Transforming Christian Theology by Philip Clayton and A New Kind of Christianity by Brian McLaren, PLUS one Big Tent Christianity synchroblogger will get to attend a brunch on Wednesday, September 8 with Philip Clayton and Brian McLaren at the Big Tent Christianity conference in Raleigh.
Would love to join in via blog – too far away to join you in September as I live in Wales, UK.
Dyfed.
I’ll be there and look forward to taking part in the synchroblog!
I blog at http://www.chadholtz.net
peace,
Chad
Would love to attend but not possible. I am wondering if you plan to post recordings so we can listen post-conference? I am very interested in what all of them have to say and would love to be a part of this conversation!
Thanks.
I can’t be there for the conference, but I’ll be synchro-blogging
Dyfed, Chad, Matt, Thanks for participating in the Synchroblog!
Janelle, thanks for your question. I’m not sure yet what the plans are for recording audio and/or video at the conference, so I’ll try to find out and post it here.
Look forward to syncroblogging the event
Big Tents, small gods & Knotted Brides:
http://chadholtz.net/?p=1428
I just started a brand-new blog this weekend at
http://notakeffiyeh.blogspot.com/
and I am planning to post about Big Tent Christianity this week.
Here’s my contribution:
Small Town, Big Tent
http://rachelheldevans.com/big-tent
here’s my little contribution. have fun! wish i could come hang out with everyone. http://kathyescobar.com/2010/08/10/recovery-under-the-big-tent/
Here’s mine
http://roydonkin.blogspot.com/2010/08/big-tent-christianity.html
Steve – I’ll be at Big Tent and plan to blog about it this week, too. Can’t wait to see you (and Becky?!) again!
hey Christina, that sounds great! I look forward to your post and to seeing you again at the conference.