Brian McLaren live...dig deep

 

I thought, and I fought long and hard. I love Brian McLaren, I own, and have read every book Brian has written. I have wrestled with his musings on theology, and missiology...it has had a profound effect on my journey. But, the " live " Brian I can't afford at the moment, or really justify spending that much. Others in conversation this week have expressed the same comments.

Brian is coming to Victoria BC, to Christ Church Cathedral May 29th as keynote speaker on a conference titled, " Evangelism and Transformation in a Secular Society." I would have hoped that the conference organizers would have made the conference a little more progressive in terms of technology. Creating a site and live streaming the conference could have made the conference more accessible and affordable to a greater number of people.( Theology after Google streamed all their talks live...for free, and most recently Transform was free and posted the video talks to anyone interested in the conversation) In know in the past of having Brian on the island, by the time you add Ferry costs, and hotel, and meals...it's expensive. I know Brian is an advocate of using technology to increase the scope of accessibility to his teaching.

Evangelism is about critical mass...somehow if organizers had a greater imagination on connecting using the tools of the secular society they are trying to engage they could create more gravity.

Anyways, I'm not putting down Brian, in a church that struggles to find it's way in postmodernism and post Christendom he is a voice of wisdom, a voice that stretches and encourages. He calls all to an open table of conversation in humility, hospitality and grace. So, if you have 100$ hidden in the recesses of you pockets...go see Brian. Prepare to be challenged.

Be blessed Brian, maybe, in wild act of fate we'll bump into each other on the street.

Comments

[Al]

Having not seen him 'live' (or dead either, for that matter!) I'm forking over for the opportunity. But I expect I will be a bit disappointed that his subject matter looks like stuff he wrote about a few years ago.
But, at least a local church is bringing him in--and not even a church that one might think is particularly post-modern!

[ron cole]

yeah, Al, looking at the program for the conference it appears most of the content will come out of his earliest books like " More Ready the Realize " and " Church on the Otherside." Anyways, Brian rarely ever disappoints. Again, I just wish that had of thought of more ways to make it accessible. If you want to promote change you have to engage everyone. For the crisis the Anglican Church sees itself in, I would have opened the doors wide and made it free. Brian has a great understanding of postmodernity, he is humble in conveying is message...and the reality is most Anglican church goers are oblivious to it.