Comments for Andy's blog 2.0 http://cajames.wordpress.com another attempt at blogging... from a new perspective Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:43:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Expectation, or, The End of the World as We Know It (Sermon for Advent 1C, November 29, 2009) by Aaron http://cajames.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/expectation-or-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-sermon-for-advent-1c-november-29-2009/#comment-31 Aaron Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:43:22 +0000 http://cajames.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-31 Great Advent sermon. It's the one time of the year that we allow our "inner John the Baptist" to sneak out and not feel guilty. Great Advent sermon. It’s the one time of the year that we allow our “inner John the Baptist” to sneak out and not feel guilty.

]]> Comment on on campus ministry by cajames http://cajames.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/on-campus-ministry/#comment-25 cajames Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:16:11 +0000 http://cajames.wordpress.com/?p=27#comment-25 Thanks for the comment, Jonathan. It's good to hear that things are going a bit again at Ole Miss! If you use your measure, then things weren't much different when I was there. It was definitely personality-centered -- people brought friends from their existing networks, but we also had a surprising amount of cohesion come about just from being together there. Nonetheless, I'd say that's probably still a campus ministry, based in the congregation, open to all who are looking for some kind of place. I'll have to tell you more when we get together at the Big Tent :-) Thanks for the comment, Jonathan. It’s good to hear that things are going a bit again at Ole Miss! If you use your measure, then things weren’t much different when I was there. It was definitely personality-centered — people brought friends from their existing networks, but we also had a surprising amount of cohesion come about just from being together there. Nonetheless, I’d say that’s probably still a campus ministry, based in the congregation, open to all who are looking for some kind of place. I’ll have to tell you more when we get together at the Big Tent :-)

]]> Comment on on campus ministry by Rev. Jonathan Scanlon http://cajames.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/on-campus-ministry/#comment-24 Rev. Jonathan Scanlon Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:08:15 +0000 http://cajames.wordpress.com/?p=27#comment-24 While you wrote this yesterday, I met with Saint Andrew Presbytery's Campus Ministry Committee. I told them we had something going again at Ole Miss after several years of no presence whatsoever. However, what we have going is more of a college-age 'youth' group and not a campus ministry because we do not have a staff person on campus. Most in our fellowship group are counselors at Hopewell during the summer because they are the college students most dedicated to the church and enjoy being with their friends. The Presbytery is struggling to maintain and grow groups at MS State and Northwest as well. While you wrote this yesterday, I met with Saint Andrew Presbytery’s Campus Ministry Committee. I told them we had something going again at Ole Miss after several years of no presence whatsoever. However, what we have going is more of a college-age ‘youth’ group and not a campus ministry because we do not have a staff person on campus. Most in our fellowship group are counselors at Hopewell during the summer because they are the college students most dedicated to the church and enjoy being with their friends. The Presbytery is struggling to maintain and grow groups at MS State and Northwest as well.

]]> Comment on on campus ministry by Rev. Jill P. Tolbert http://cajames.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/on-campus-ministry/#comment-23 Rev. Jill P. Tolbert Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:06:15 +0000 http://cajames.wordpress.com/?p=27#comment-23 Love your post, Andy, especially this: "We were never a large group, but something special was happening in our midst that could not be measured by numbers. Through time spent together, Bible study, and special trips, we got to know one another and provided a place for people to gather who were looking for someplace to call home in the midst of a campus filled with Greek letter societies, other religious organizations, and affinity groups that in some way were more about exclusion than inclusion." As a campus minister at Emory University in Atlanta, I am constantly having to remind myself that growth can be used to refer to SPIRITUAL growth as well as (or instead of) numerical growth. I constantly strive to be an instrument in the spiritual growth of the few participants (8 or 10) we have in PCM@Emory, all the while trying to remind myself that I do NOT have to compete with the larger, more social campus ministry groups (RUF or Intervarsity) for my work there to be considered fruitful and pleasing to God. Sadly, though, in this day and age, numerical growth is more likely to get financial backing. I worry how these current economic times will affect a ministry like ours at Emory where a budget of $30,000 is used for a "mere" ten students. But think about what was done with a "mere" twelve disciples over two thousand years ago...! I hope and pray the new restructuring will prove to be a positive move for campus ministry. Love your post, Andy, especially this: “We were never a large group, but something special was happening in our midst that could not be measured by numbers. Through time spent together, Bible study, and special trips, we got to know one another and provided a place for people to gather who were looking for someplace to call home in the midst of a campus filled with Greek letter societies, other religious organizations, and affinity groups that in some way were more about exclusion than inclusion.”

As a campus minister at Emory University in Atlanta, I am constantly having to remind myself that growth can be used to refer to SPIRITUAL growth as well as (or instead of) numerical growth. I constantly strive to be an instrument in the spiritual growth of the few participants (8 or 10) we have in PCM@Emory, all the while trying to remind myself that I do NOT have to compete with the larger, more social campus ministry groups (RUF or Intervarsity) for my work there to be considered fruitful and pleasing to God.

Sadly, though, in this day and age, numerical growth is more likely to get financial backing. I worry how these current economic times will affect a ministry like ours at Emory where a budget of $30,000 is used for a “mere” ten students. But think about what was done with a “mere” twelve disciples over two thousand years ago…! I hope and pray the new restructuring will prove to be a positive move for campus ministry.

]]> Comment on Romans 8 by Sarah http://cajames.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/romans-8/#comment-21 Sarah Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:29:31 +0000 http://cajames.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-21 I'll also checkout Blogging Toward Sunday....find myself thinking about how Paul suffered separation/condemnation/suffering and through that made his bold and hopeful claims of faith...there's that aspect of coming thru those kinds of experiences as the result of grasping onto those promises and/or coming thru them and affirming them that has always been powerful to me. The question of theophany and theodicy dance here too - God-encounter and the encounter of suffering. Will also look at NIB - I have the NIB Study Bible and it's already been most helpful - Barth is heavy reading but have waded thru some of that as well! I’ll also checkout Blogging Toward Sunday….find myself thinking about how Paul suffered separation/condemnation/suffering and through that made his bold and hopeful claims of faith…there’s that aspect of coming thru those kinds of experiences as the result of grasping onto those promises and/or coming thru them and affirming them that has always been powerful to me. The question of theophany and theodicy dance here too – God-encounter and the encounter of suffering. Will also look at NIB – I have the NIB Study Bible and it’s already been most helpful – Barth is heavy reading but have waded thru some of that as well!

]]> Comment on Wall-E: close to home? by patrick http://cajames.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/wall-e-close-to-home/#comment-15 patrick Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:36:30 +0000 http://cajames.wordpress.com/?p=19#comment-15 Wall-E totally looks like the robot from "Short Circuit"... minus the cheesy 80's style of course Wall-E totally looks like the robot from “Short Circuit”… minus the cheesy 80’s style of course

]]> Comment on Wall-E: close to home? by suzi w http://cajames.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/wall-e-close-to-home/#comment-12 suzi w Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:25:54 +0000 http://cajames.wordpress.com/?p=19#comment-12 Just saw Wall-E yesterday and thought it was the most bizarre movie EVER. But yeah, I might go see it again on the big screen--there's so much to see. (found you through a random twitter search for Presbyterian) Just saw Wall-E yesterday and thought it was the most bizarre movie EVER. But yeah, I might go see it again on the big screen–there’s so much to see.

(found you through a random twitter search for Presbyterian)

]]> Comment on back to blogging, again by Mark Smith http://cajames.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/back-to-blogging-again/#comment-11 Mark Smith Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:51:38 +0000 http://cajames.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-11 Welcome back! Welcome back!

]]> Comment on back to blogging, again by Margaret Aymer Oget http://cajames.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/back-to-blogging-again/#comment-10 Margaret Aymer Oget Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:32:13 +0000 http://cajames.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-10 Glad to hear that you're getting into enough of a routine to blog again. How is Whitestone these days? Glad to hear that you’re getting into enough of a routine to blog again. How is Whitestone these days?

]]> Comment on back to blogging, again by Bruce Reyes-Chow http://cajames.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/back-to-blogging-again/#comment-9 Bruce Reyes-Chow Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:51:17 +0000 http://cajames.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-9 Sweet! Welcome back to the now-not-as-cutting-edge-but still trying club! Felt like you were at GA the whole time! Sweet! Welcome back to the now-not-as-cutting-edge-but still trying club! Felt like you were at GA the whole time!

]]> Comment on back to blogging, again by NotShyChiRev http://cajames.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/back-to-blogging-again/#comment-8 NotShyChiRev Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:16:25 +0000 http://cajames.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-8 Welcome back! Welcome back!

]]> Comment on some new music (with old roots) by Sadiq M. Alam http://cajames.wordpress.com/2005/06/07/some-new-music-with-old-roots/#comment-7 Sadiq M. Alam Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:13:00 +0000 http://cajames.wordpress.com/2005/06/07/some-new-music-with-old-roots/#comment-7 lovely. lovely.

]]> Comment on Freedom Summer 2005 by Apostle John http://cajames.wordpress.com/2005/06/21/freedom-summer-2005/#comment-6 Apostle John Fri, 19 Aug 2005 23:57:00 +0000 http://cajames.wordpress.com/2005/06/21/freedom-summer-2005/#comment-6 I remember that event -- I was a kid in SC and it haunted me. To think of kids just a little older, working for justice, and being killed. <br/><br/>Sometimes justice is oh so slow. I remember that event — I was a kid in SC and it haunted me. To think of kids just a little older, working for justice, and being killed.

Sometimes justice is oh so slow.

]]> Comment on some new music (with old roots) by Anonymous Poet http://cajames.wordpress.com/2005/06/07/some-new-music-with-old-roots/#comment-5 Anonymous Poet Sun, 12 Jun 2005 19:25:00 +0000 http://cajames.wordpress.com/2005/06/07/some-new-music-with-old-roots/#comment-5 Interesting insight! Interesting insight!

]]> Comment on one of the strangest things I’ve seen in a while… by KnittinPreacher http://cajames.wordpress.com/2005/05/26/one-of-the-strangest-things-ive-seen-in-a-while/#comment-4 KnittinPreacher Wed, 01 Jun 2005 19:05:00 +0000 http://cajames.wordpress.com/2005/05/26/one-of-the-strangest-things-ive-seen-in-a-while/#comment-4 Great card! Great card!

]]> Comment on endings and beginnings by mark http://cajames.wordpress.com/2005/05/13/endings-and-beginnings/#comment-3 mark Sat, 14 May 2005 03:10:00 +0000 http://cajames.wordpress.com/2005/05/13/endings-and-beginnings/#comment-3 Andy..<br/><br/>good words here..i agree, mark did an excellent job vividly presenting the beginnings and endings we are all now facing..<br/><br/>the opening and closing of a book..a line that really struck me..<br/><br/>and excellent job as always with the music..so impressive for those of us who couldnt be on pitch or key if our life depended on it..<br/><br/>mark Andy..

good words here..i agree, mark did an excellent job vividly presenting the beginnings and endings we are all now facing..

the opening and closing of a book..a line that really struck me..

and excellent job as always with the music..so impressive for those of us who couldnt be on pitch or key if our life depended on it..

mark

]]> Comment on blogging again by KnittinPreacher http://cajames.wordpress.com/2005/04/17/blogging-again/#comment-2 KnittinPreacher Fri, 29 Apr 2005 10:44:00 +0000 http://cajames.wordpress.com/2005/04/17/blogging-again/#comment-2 It sounds like you are finding CE as useful as I did... which was not much. It sounds like you are finding CE as useful as I did… which was not much.

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