Good news. . .

Thanks to Jason, we will NOT have to change locations mid-gathering this month! We will gather on this Wednesday, the 22nd at 7pm at Bare Bones Grill, in Ellicott City. The phone number there is: 410-461-0770 and directions are: Bare Bones is located at 9150 Baltimore National Pike in Ellicott City on Route 40 West, one quarter mile west of Route 29. We have a room reserved for us under the name: "Emergent Cohort". Our topic will be: "What is Emergent?" We will discuss various definitions of what it means to be 'Emergent' or 'Emerging' as well as how you see your faith community in relation to those definitions. If you are interested in some pre-cohort reading, check out the Emergent Village website and in particular: the Emergent Order. See you on Wednesday for some great ribs and conversation . . .

WORSHIP IN THE SPIRIT OF JUSTICE------5 weeks of outdoor worship for Darfur, Africa. June 12-July 10, 2005

As I mentioned on Wednesday night, some folks at Cedar Ridge Community Church in Spencerville had a dream to worship at 5 public sites in Washington, DC for the sake of justice in the Sudan. Check out their website: http://www.crcc.org/ for more info. They'll be at the Lincoln Memorial, Capitol Reflecting Pool--Congress, Freedom Plaza--Press Club, Sheridan Circle--Sudanese Embassy, and LaFayette Park--White House in the coming weeks. Anyone want to go together one (or more) weeks? We could bring people from our communities with us as well.

Recap of 5/25

A dozen of us gathered for more food, friendship, and conversation on Wednsday night. In addition to many informal conversations around the tables, we shared some ideas of possible future discussion topics. In no particular order, they were: What is "Emergent"? How to kindle spiritual hunger and assist people in integrating their faith and life? How to connect with postmoderns and maintain Christian distinctives? What is postmodern? Liturgy and modern for and with non-churched people Read a book and discuss it together How are we each doing as "emergent" Where do we seen ourselves being in 5 years with the Emergent conversation? How do we fight spiritual consumerism? The benefits and perils of on-line community Ministry preparation in the local church What kind of common mission(s) could we be about in Baltimore? Sharing what God is doing in each of our ministries Tim volunteered to select a topic for next month and Jason volunteered to find us a better location. NEXT GATHERING: Wednesday June 22nd, 7pm -- Columbia, MD check back for the precise location

Topics for Wednesday night

If you have any ideas for a discussion topic for Wednesday night's cohort gathering. . . and for future gatherings, leave a comment and/or bring them on Wednesday . . . or use the bulletin board that Daniel set-up. See you at 7pm at Donna's. (For directions, see Daniel's comment on the previous post.)

Great to get together

We had our first meeting and it was great to be together. The people were wonderful but we'll have to find a better meeting place. We decided that we would try meeting once a month on the 4th Wednesday of the month. So our next two gatherings will be on May 25th and June 22nd. We'll meet next time at 7pm at Donna's in Columbia. Donna's - Snowden River Parkway 5850 Waterloo Road, Suite 100 Columbia, MD 21045 410-465-2399 Directions: 95 to 100 West toward Ellicott City. Exit Snowden River Parkway. Turn left onto 108. Make the first right and on the right.

Our First gathering

The Baltimore Emergent Cohort will gather--for the very first time--Tuesday night (tomorrow) at 7pm at Champps Restaurant & Bar at the Mall in Columbia. Apologies to all the non-sports fans. My hope is that on a Tuesday night they will have plenty of space for us and then we can find an alternative meeting spot next month. Champps is next to P.F. Changs and near L.L. Bean. The phone number there is: 443-367-0333. See you at 7pm.

Save the Date!!!

The first gathering of the Baltimore Emergent Cohort will take place on Tuesday April 26th at 7pm in Columbia, MD The exact location is TBD so check back for an update. The first gathering will be a time for everyone to get acquainted and for us to shape what the cohort will be like. It will be a place of discussion and discovery focusing on issues of faith, culture, and ministry. Bring your ideas for discussion topics at future cohort gatherings.

Coming soon . . .

Soon the Baltimore Emergent Cohort will have its first gathering. If you are interested in participating or want more information, e-mail us at: emergentbaltimore@gmail.com Check back for an update with a specific time and place for our first gathering.