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	<description>:: steve taylor seeking a sustain-if-able spirituality with God/self/people/place/culture :: in process :: all thoughts personal and provisional</description>
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		<title>tricky theology question from a 10 year old</title>
		<link>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/tricky-theology-question-from-a-10-year-old/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[theology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tough questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childrens faith]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A delightfully agile 10 year old threw me this question last week. How do you know that God is the most powerful one? What if there was someone more powerful, but they have been keeping that hidden? I&#8217;d be grateful for any insights, ponderings and musings from you, my intelligent readers.]]></description>
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		<title>So what was the shape of your ministry today?</title>
		<link>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/so-what-was-the-shape-of-your-ministry-today/</link>
		<comments>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/so-what-was-the-shape-of-your-ministry-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[personal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uniting college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fresh expressions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post-graduate study]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Was the question as I walked in the door. It&#8217;s been a rich day. So pour yourself (and me) a drink and let&#8217;s talk. 1. I presented my findings in review of a fresh expression. It&#8217;s been a fascinating experiment &#8211; an attempt to build an online community. I was invited to be the &#8220;missiologist-in-residence&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>creationary: lost coins, lost sheep</title>
		<link>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/creationary-lost-coins-lost-sheep/</link>
		<comments>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/creationary-lost-coins-lost-sheep/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[angelwings missional resourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creationary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worship treats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lost coin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lost sheep]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[luke 15]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A creationary: a space to be creative with the lectionary. For more resources go here. With the lectionary text for Sunday being Luke 15:1-10 or Luke 15:1-32, here are some resources I&#8217;ve used previously, buried in my blog archives, that might be useful. First, here is a missional pondering on Luke 15, in which I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>being church in an earthquake zone</title>
		<link>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/being-church-in-an-earthquake-zone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/being-church-in-an-earthquake-zone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[praying the church year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tough questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worship treats]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Given that only a few months ago, I was pastoring in Christchurch, my thoughts in the last 24 hours have revolved around wondered what I&#8217;d do if I was pastoring, being church in the midst of such destruction. My current thoughts (and I&#8217;m at distance, so might be way of beam) revolve around creating some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>my home&#8217;s a state of emergency</title>
		<link>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/my-homes-a-state-of-emergency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/my-homes-a-state-of-emergency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[personal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Update 2: candle lit today in prayer. It&#8217;s really hard to be so far from home on days like today. Update 3: one of my former teaching colleagues, Richard Neville has had his home destroyed. Christchurch, the Taylor family home, has been hit by a major 7.1 earthquake. Biggest earthquake in New Zealand since 1931. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>a &#8220;surface&#8221; book: hipster Christianity</title>
		<link>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/a-surface-book-hipster-christianity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/a-surface-book-hipster-christianity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hipster Christianity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t like doing book reviews. It takes time to read a book, sit with a book, contemplate a book. So books I get sent to review tend to find their way to my pile of good intentions. But I&#8217;ve just got my copy of Hipster Christianity. When Church and Cool collide by Brett McCracken [...]]]></description>
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		<title>little boat blown across the mighty Tasman sea</title>
		<link>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/little-boat-blown-across-the-mighty-tasman-sea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/little-boat-blown-across-the-mighty-tasman-sea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[personal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[praying the church year]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/?p=2285</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[College worship today was framed around Jeremiah 18 and God the potter. We were offered a piece of play dough and invited to play as the service progressed. What was formed was laid on the communion table as an act of response, and then could be taken with us post-Benediction. Here is my ponderings (thanks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are we dinosaurs? churches in Western culture</title>
		<link>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/are-we-dinosaurs-churches-in-western-culture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/are-we-dinosaurs-churches-in-western-culture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[australian missiology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging church and mission]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday I&#8217;ve been asked to speak with the South Australian Heads of Churches.  The topic I&#8217;ve been given, for 90 minutes, is the question: Are we dinosaurs? with particular focus on the future of the church. It&#8217;s a pretty significant opportunity and my colleagues have been teasing me about the need to dig out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>rolling our story with God&#8217;s story: Biblical story cubes</title>
		<link>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/rolling-our-story-with-gods-story-biblical-story-cubes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/rolling-our-story-with-gods-story-biblical-story-cubes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preaching in the postmodern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[storytelling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worship treats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/?p=2280</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Storycubes has got all sorts of church and worship possibilities. The instructions are simple: Roll the Cubes. Begin with &#8216;Once upon a time&#8217; and tell a story that links together all 9 face-up images and spark your imagination. The possibilities are endless. throw them and invite people to weave some of the symbols into their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>evaluating fresh expression birth narratives</title>
		<link>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/evaluating-fresh-expression-birth-narratives/</link>
		<comments>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/evaluating-fresh-expression-birth-narratives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[emerging church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging church and mission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worship treats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alt.worship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evaluating fresh expressions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/?p=2279</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a few weeks I&#8217;m due to head to the UK, to take part in the Evaluating fresh expressions research consultation in Durham. Which means some preparation! Back in 2001, as part of my PhD study, I interviewed various UK folk in regard to the alt.worship movement. Questions like outline your involvement in what ways [...]]]></description>
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		<title>art and faith Australian style: the window that is the Blake prize</title>
		<link>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/art-and-faith-australian-style-the-window-that-is-the-blake-prize/</link>
		<comments>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/art-and-faith-australian-style-the-window-that-is-the-blake-prize/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[australian missiology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angelica Mesiti Rapture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[theology of pop culture]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/?p=2278</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a fascinating resource: the Blake Prize, exploring the religious and spiritual in art. The Blake Prize is one of the more prestigious art prizes in Australia. Since 1951 the Blake Society has been awarding a prize for works of art that explore the subject of religious awareness and spirituality. Here are all the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>fresh expressions adelaide vision day: putting legs on the local</title>
		<link>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/fresh-expressions-adelaide-vision-day-putting-legs-on-the-local/</link>
		<comments>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/fresh-expressions-adelaide-vision-day-putting-legs-on-the-local/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[australian missiology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uniting college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fresh expressions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/?p=2277</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Key words: dreamers and sponsors, wonderers and strategists Key sense: taste Key question: How can fresh expressions emerge within and alongside local congregations, agencies, schools ? Had an excellent 90 minutes planning a (1st ever?) local Adelaide Fresh Expressions vision day with the Synod Fresh Expressions Core team. Put a ring around November 27, 11-3:30 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>the ethics of living At home</title>
		<link>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/the-ethics-of-living-at-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/the-ethics-of-living-at-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill bryson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My recent thinking about hospitality and mission, food and faith has also been finding itself shaped by Bill Bryson&#8217;s At Home: A Short History of Private Life. (I find Bryson both engaging and infuriating. He&#8217;s a great storyteller, but his books are so long!) At home is still a fascinating book. Having scoured the solar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>party meals with Jesus</title>
		<link>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/party-meals-with-jesus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/party-meals-with-jesus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[creationary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging church and mission]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sitting with Luke 14 over the last few days has reminded me of a creationary-type resource that is offered in my The Out of Bounds Church?: Learning to Create a Community of Faith in a Culture of Change book. On page 106, as part of chapter of mission and community, an invitation to a spiritual [...]]]></description>
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