No December Cohort

As is typical for us, we will be skipping the December cohort gathering this year.
See you next year!
We'll plan to see you the 2nd Tuesday of January!

November 17th, Cohort Meeting

Normally we would be meeting on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, but as mentioned in the last post, it is moved to the 3rd Tuesday for the month of November.

There has been several things on the schedule in the last 7-10 days that we will probably discuss this evening. Last week was filled with Danielle Shroyer's release party, Brian Mclaren's visit to the area, the Justice revival took place over three days, and Rob Bell swung through the DFW area over the weekend as well.

We look forward to seeing you at Tin Star at Preston Center, at 7PM, where is typical for us to meet.

Release Party and Cohort Schedule Change

Book Release Party for our own, Danielle Shroyer.
Hope you can make it.
Here are the Details



By the way, the regular cohort meeting time (2nd Tuesday) will be pushed back one week due to all kinds of events already planned for that week.
We will see you for the November Cohort meeting on the 17th!

October 13th, Very Exciting Meeting of the Cohort!

It's always good to see everyone, along with new faces, each second Tuesday. October's meeting will be extra special because we will be celebriscussing Danielle's newly published book.
You can see Danielle's write up about it here and you can order it from Amazon here.

If you get yourself a copy before we meet in October, I can promise you she'll sign it as we take time to discuss it together (with the author!!) that evening.

Like usual, we will be meeting at 7pm at Tin Star in Preston Center (Northwest Hwy and Preston Road) in Dallas.

September Cohort- Date Change

Hi all,

Great discussion tonight on Scripture, hermeneutics and faith! Thanks for all who came out to be part of the conversation.

We wanted to give you sufficient notice that next month's meeting we will deviate from our usual 2nd Tuesday of the month and meet on Tuesday, September 1st instead. We'll be talking about the theology of Jurgen Moltmann, since the Emergent Theological Conversation will be hosting him the following week in Chicago. If you're interested in attending or getting more information, find it here.

Some of you asked for a book recommendation and I mentioned this small, more recent book as a good place to start. It is called "In the End, the Beginning" and it's a great primer on Moltmann's eschatology. As always, though, don't feel like you need to have read this or any Moltmann book to join our discussion.

We hope to see you there- Tuesday, September 1st at 7pm at Tin Star (NW Hwy and Preston).

August Cohort Meeting - Tuesday, August 11

Tuesday, August 11, 7PM

We will be meeting at the Tin Star in Preston Center.

Don't feel like you have to complete any required reading to come be part of the discussion, but we will be taking time to talk about the book, Blue Parakeet by Scot McKnight. Scot also wrote The Jesus Creed.

Here is a November review from Publishers Weekly,

Infused with common sense and seasoned with candor, the latest work from McKnight (The Jesus Creed), religious studies professor at North Park College, takes a stand in controversial territory by bravely asking the question: how is it that even Christians who claim to be led by an authoritative Bible read it so differently? In response, the author asserts that believers need to take a fresh look at how they adopt and adapt Scripture before they can read the Bible in a way that renews a living relationship with the God behind the sacred text. Using the analogy of a water slide, McKnight argues that the Gospel is the slide, the Bible and church tradition the walls that both protect and liberate the believer as he or she discerns how to apply Scripture as a living document. In the last section, McKnight tackles the controversial issue of women's role in church ministry in a way that is both scholarly and confessional, documenting his own journey alongside that of the apostle Paul and other biblical characters. Enriched by folksy anecdotes, this volume could be very useful for evangelical readers and any others wanting a safe place to ask the same bold questions.

If you will be joining us for the first time, just come on in Tin Star and look around. We could possibly be on the patio. Look for the group that is obviously not a family and not a dating couple. Will probably have a copy of the book on the table as a signal for you. See you this next Tuesday!

July Cohort - Tuesday, July 14th

A cohort regular, Abby Lowe's brother, Matt (you met met Matt if you were with us in March), will be in town for the July 14th cohort and would love to lead a discussion on a book written by his friend Paul. Original Faith is sort of a collection of Paul’s thoughts on life and faith, refined by his education, life experience and a debilitating illness that has left him bedridden for many years. Matt has offered to even put together some of Paul’s poetry, etc. so people won’t feel like they had to buy the book.

7PM - the Tin Star in Preston Center.

BTW, Commenter Jenny, from last month, asked the following questions that I will re-ask and answer for her here...

I'm a little shy and new situations with new friends make me insecure. I'm going out on a limb here because I know there are probably others like me who'd like to attend. Please don't take offense.

What can we expect at the meeting? We usually talk for a couple of hours about an intended topic, but we let the conversation go where it wants.
How do we find you once we get to Tin Star? Well, we usually find a table wherever one is open for a group of 5-12. Look for the group that isn't a family or a dating couple, the restaurant has an open layout and isn't that large.
Would bringing a child or children be disruptive?
If so, do you have events where those of us lacking child care can bring them along? It's often a loud restaurant, so your kids won't be disruptive. If they can handle a group of friends talking for a couple of hours in a public restaurant, they can handle this.
Do we need to bring money for food and drink? We try to patronize the restaurant in some way. Some get a meal, some just drinks, some nothing at all.
How long does an average get-together last?
Anything else I should know? Not really, it is pretty informal. Will be glad to meet you!