Comments on: Changing the Christian Label ? http://lutheranforums.com/blog/2009/06/15/changing-the-christian-label/ no longer walking away when God opens a door Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:39:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ron Amundson http://lutheranforums.com/blog/2009/06/15/changing-the-christian-label/comment-page-1/#comment-364 Ron Amundson Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:02:57 +0000 http://lutheranforums.com/blog/?p=170#comment-364 Tim, Thank you for the comment, and roger on the contemplation part. Tim,
Thank you for the comment, and roger on the contemplation part.

]]> By: Tim Ogle http://lutheranforums.com/blog/2009/06/15/changing-the-christian-label/comment-page-1/#comment-363 Tim Ogle Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:31:11 +0000 http://lutheranforums.com/blog/?p=170#comment-363 Ron, Well put. Thanks for this article. It's more of this kind of contemplation that we need to think about. Very cool! Ron,
Well put. Thanks for this article. It’s more of this kind of contemplation that we need to think about. Very cool!

]]> By: Ron Amundson http://lutheranforums.com/blog/2009/06/15/changing-the-christian-label/comment-page-1/#comment-345 Ron Amundson Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:35:23 +0000 http://lutheranforums.com/blog/?p=170#comment-345 @anita Thank you for the very kind comment :) @pastorjoelle On a global level, its unlikely for any specific ministry to gain a following such that its name would get hijacked, but its possible. Ie if Saddleback went obnoxious... thats a huge problem. In part though, I think the entry you wrote on dysfunctional congregations ties into this. The name change, and the ripples it created, ripped the dysfunction to shreds, and in some ways, it was like starting over, but in hindsight, likely not quite enough. Tangle seemed to have weathered the storm a lot better than we did... albeit they had pretty big funding, and a lot more resources to draw upon to manage the transition. @anita
Thank you for the very kind comment :)

@pastorjoelle
On a global level, its unlikely for any specific ministry to gain a following such that its name would get hijacked, but its possible. Ie if Saddleback went obnoxious… thats a huge problem.

In part though, I think the entry you wrote on dysfunctional congregations ties into this. The name change, and the ripples it created, ripped the dysfunction to shreds, and in some ways, it was like starting over, but in hindsight, likely not quite enough. Tangle seemed to have weathered the storm a lot better than we did… albeit they had pretty big funding, and a lot more resources to draw upon to manage the transition.

]]> By: Pastor Joelle http://lutheranforums.com/blog/2009/06/15/changing-the-christian-label/comment-page-1/#comment-344 Pastor Joelle Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:01:30 +0000 http://lutheranforums.com/blog/?p=170#comment-344 I have to say I don't really understand the changing the name thing. Yes there's baggage. But it won't be long before Christians with the new name start being obnoxious...and what are we going to do, change our name again until we stop being obnoxious? I have to say I don’t really understand the changing the name thing. Yes there’s baggage. But it won’t be long before Christians with the new name start being obnoxious…and what are we going to do, change our name again until we stop being obnoxious?

]]> By: Anita Shortland http://lutheranforums.com/blog/2009/06/15/changing-the-christian-label/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Anita Shortland Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:11:10 +0000 http://lutheranforums.com/blog/?p=170#comment-343 I totally agree. We need to lighten up, do our bit & leave the rest to God. Not being ashamed of the name of Jesus, but not being threatened by new ways of connecting. Hard to introduce people to Jesus unless you connect with them first. You explained it better! A I totally agree. We need to lighten up, do our bit & leave the rest to God. Not being ashamed of the name of Jesus, but not being threatened by new ways of connecting. Hard to introduce people to Jesus unless you connect with them first. You explained it better! A

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