January 27, 2009 in
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- 10:42 PM tony morgan - hang on. one more song and then the speakers will start.
- 10:48 PM tony morgan - john jenkins introduced himself as the emcee.
- 10:48 PM tony morgan - cool suit.
- 10:52 PM tony morgan - john is doing all the introductions.
- 10:52 PM tony morgan - dave gibbons is taking the platform. dave is the senior pastor of newsong church in irvine, ca.
- 10:52 PM tony morgan - “there’s a great shift going on in our world today.”
- 10:54 PM tony morgan - (we’re watching a video on that great shift. it’s hilarious!)
- 10:54 PM tony morgan - check out www.screamingfrog.com
- 10:55 PM tony morgan - “the world has changed. how do we navigate it?”
- 10:55 PM tony morgan - “we’re experiencing the greatest transfer of wealth in human history.”
- 10:55 PM tony morgan - the transfer is happening from the west to the east.
- 10:56 PM tony morgan - (in case you didn’t know, dave is really smart. he also has a huge heart.)
- 10:57 PM tony morgan - “there’s hope.”
- 10:57 PM tony morgan - “bad news is better than no news.”
- 10:57 PM tony morgan - “scarcity brings clarity.”
- 10:58 PM tony morgan - “waste less.”
- 10:58 PM tony morgan - “when darkness occurs, that’s when the church can shine.”
- 11:02 PM tony morgan - “we define ‘neighbor’ as someone like us.”
- 11:03 PM tony morgan - “isn’t it difficult to love someone who has betrayed you?”
- 11:04 PM tony morgan - “we need to move towards fueling creativity rather than preserving our culture.”
- 11:06 PM tony morgan - “focus on the fringe.”
- 11:08 PM tony morgan - “develop holistic and sustainable approaches rather than quick fixes.”
- 11:09 PM tony morgan - “the greatest things in life are hard to describe.”
- 11:10 PM tony morgan - “maybe we’re getting too micro at times.”
- 11:11 PM tony morgan - “think intersections.”
- 11:12 PM tony morgan - “place yourselves at the intersections of multiple domains and cultures.”
- 11:12 PM tony morgan - “seek God and pray.”
- 11:14 PM tony morgan - next up is john jenkins. here’s his bio:
- 11:14 PM tony morgan - “i want to talk with you about courage to change.”
- 11:17 PM tony morgan - “change scares people.”
- 11:18 PM tony morgan - john has a mini-computer that he’s using for his notes. nice.
- 11:19 PM tony morgan - “getting people to change means getting them to think differently.”
- 11:20 PM tony morgan - “if we continue to do what we’ve always done, we will always get what we’ve always had.”
- 11:21 PM tony morgan - (dj says it’s a netbook running windows ce.)
- 11:22 PM tony morgan - “churches would rather die than change.”
- 11:23 PM tony morgan - “go ahead and preach pastor jenkins because they aren’t going to say anything.”
- 11:24 PM tony morgan - (i think there are too many white people in this crowd.)
- 11:26 PM tony morgan - “he didn’t just take it down, he broke that joker into pieces.”
- 11:27 PM tony morgan - “i wonder how many churches are dying because they refuse to deal with the root causes and only deal with the symptoms.”
- 11:29 PM tony morgan - “our church had been actively involved in church work. we had 32 clubs.”
- 11:29 PM tony morgan - “we was having church.”
- 11:30 PM tony morgan - what are these ministries doing to address these problems over here?
- 11:31 PM tony morgan - “we had been doing church work but not the work of the church.”
- 11:32 PM tony morgan - “our church had courage to change.”
- 11:33 PM tony morgan - matt chandler just took the platform.
- 11:33 PM tony morgan - “i’m the goofy white boy.”
- 11:34 PM tony morgan - (this is my first time hearing matt chandler.)
- 11:34 PM tony morgan - “i think people are pitching tents where they don’t belong.”
- 11:37 PM tony morgan - “paul trained timothy in both engagement and depth.”
- 11:38 PM tony morgan - engage society and build christ-centered churches.
- 11:38 PM tony morgan - “i’ve become the Bible guy. aren’t we all supposed to be the Bible guys? doctrine matters.”
- 11:39 PM tony morgan - “if you missed the Gospel, it doesn’t matter the crowds you draw or the humanitarian aid you provide.”
- 11:40 PM tony morgan - “it doesn’t matter the praise given if the praise is wrong.”
- 11:41 PM tony morgan - “avoid myths and pursue godliness.”
- 11:41 PM tony morgan - “what stirs your affections for Jesus Christ? what robs you of that affection?”
- 11:43 PM tony morgan - “you’re the rotary club and not the church.”
- 11:43 PM tony morgan - “it looked like a rob bell glasses festival out there.”
- 11:44 PM tony morgan - “don’t be timid.”
- 11:46 PM tony morgan - (i think i own that pair of jeans…)
- 11:47 PM tony morgan - “everyone thinks they’re the next big thing.”
- 11:48 PM tony morgan - “you’re going to have to remember the call.”
- 11:50 PM tony morgan - “i have one hope.”
- 11:50 PM tony morgan - “progressive sanctification is for pastors too.”
- 11:50 PM tony morgan - “way too many retarded men out there.”
- 11:51 PM tony morgan - “i believe we never want what we deserve.”
- 11:51 PM tony morgan - “whatever you spend your life on, if it’s not the Gospel, it’s only a matter of time before it turns to dust.”
- 11:52 PM tony morgan - “we must play our part well.”
- 11:52 PM tony morgan - “our part is teaching and preaching the Gospel.”
- 11:53 PM tony morgan - “God help us.”
- 11:53 PM tony morgan - that’s it for this evening. see you tomorrow morning.
Thanks for taking notes, have a great time at i3!
I also took note of this comment by Chandler:
“I don’t care how you contextualize it, for some the Gospel will be the stench of death…you cannot contextualize the gospel to the point where everyone who hears it will accept it.”
I’m sure Chandler has his views on contextualization, but regardless of them, he is right in that some people just will not accept Christ. That is a painful thing to come to grips with, too.