November 26, 2003
November 01, 2003
Liquid Church
In liquid church, Pete Ward takes a deep swim in postmodern waters. While many are just trying to dog paddle, Ward explores ways for the church to incarnationally flourish in our contemporary culture....
At times the theologian in me wonders if Ward's theology is so liquid he ignores Divine person, and thus the importance of gathering. At times the practitioner in me wonders who will fund Pete's dreams. But the insights around spiritual desire and the creative and missional possibilities around shopping for meaning are worth the price alone. It is a provocative book in which the missionary heartbeat is undeniable. The book is well written. It is concise. It handles well. If you're serious about being church in the postmodern world, it is worth taking the plunge.
About Me
Who am I? I am steve and I live in the very healthy intersection of faith and postmodernity. I enjoy art, coffee and music, particularly ambient techno.
I create :: particularly Christian community (I planted Graceway Baptist Church) and Christian ritual (such as celebrating a Postmodern Pentecost). I am lead pastor at Opawa Baptist Church, helping them become missional in today's world.
I think :: through my Masters (the cross in contemporary culture) and through a PhD (new ways of being church) and through my reading, art and spirituality, church ministry, postmodernity, Generation X, popular culture, gospel and culture, faith in aotearoa new zealand.
I write :: a book called out of bounds church? learning to create a community of faith in a culture of change, on Pentecost postmodern-style, tentatively on a postmodern missiology, on Romeo and Juliet and alt.worship, on DJing salvation, on Piglet and reading the Bible in a postmodern world, on Douglas Coupland and Christian community, on gospel and culture wildflower style, on whether 1 Peter is a mysogynist or feminist, on new ways of being Christian leaders in a new millenium and on church in a global world.
I lecture :: in practical theology and on postmodernity, leadership and contemporarary culture.
I speak :: on postmodernity and and mission, and theology.
