Tag: pub theology

• Oct. 11 Gathering: Colonizing Appalachia and the “Holler Gospel” with Brad Davis

  This week at New Wineskins, we’ll welcome our friend Rev. Brad Davis, a United Methodist pastor serving a congregation deep in the coalfields of West Virginia, for a conversation about coalfield justice and a movement he is birthing called “The Holler Gospel.”

  Joe

  October 7, 2020

  Faith, Gospel, Justice

  appalachia, coal, coalfields, colonization, evangelism, exploitation, holler gospel, indigenous peoples day, livelovemov, movwineskins, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, virtual pub, virtual pub church

• Oct. 4 Gathering: World Communion, St. Francis, and the Universal Christ

  If you’re looking to discover or re-discover something holy, but traditional “church” isn’t for you, we might be just the community you’ve been hoping for.

  Joe

  October 1, 2020

  Faith

  communion, eucharist, love feast, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, richard rohr, sacrament, st. francis, universal christ, virtual community, virtual pub church, world communion, world communion sunday

• Sept. 20 Gathering: Humor

  Science (remember science?) has shown us that laughter and levity are crucial to our mental, physical, and emotional health. And it’s no stretch to say that they’re also important to our spiritual health.

  Joe

  September 18, 2020

  Gatherings

  fun, humor, laughter, livelovemov, movwineskins, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology

• Sept. 13 Gathering: Wilderness

  What if we thought of “wilderness” not so much as a suffering to be discharged, but as a necessary challenge without which no growth can come?

  Joe

  September 12, 2020

  Faith, Gatherings

  challenge, community, growth, pub church, pub theology, spiritual exiles, spirituality, testing, virtual community, virtual pub, virtual pub church, wilderness

• Sept. 6 Gathering: The holiness of work

  As we gather together this Labor Day weekend, we at New Wineskins want to celebrate the holiness of work and the various labor movements that have and continue to fight for the rights of working class people around the world.

  Joe

  September 4, 2020

  Faith, Justice, Service

  labor, labor day, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, virtual community, virtual pub church, vocation, work

• Aug. 30 Gathering: Staying Courageous

  This week at New Wineskins, we’ll have some open dialogue about how we can remain courageous in the midst of our shared struggles. We’ll talk about how we can look beyond the simplistic platitudes of religion to find the strength we need to carry on and move forward despite feeling overwhelmed.

  Joe

  August 28, 2020

  Faith, Gatherings

  conversation, courage, dialogue, discussion, livelovemov, movwineskins, new wineskins, perseverance, pub church, pub theology

• Aug. 23 Gathering: Prayers for Spiritual Exiles

  This week at New Wineskins, we’ll talk about prayer—what it is, what it isn’t, and how we might reimagine the purpose and practice of prayer, both privately and corporately.

  Joe

  August 20, 2020

  Faith

  conversation, deconstruction, livelovemov, movwineskins, prayer, pub church, pub theology, spiritual exiles, virtual pub, virtual pub church, zoom

• Aug. 16 Gathering: A worship liturgy for spiritual exiles

  What does life as a faith community look like in the digital world?

  Joe

  August 14, 2020

  Gatherings

  liturgy, livelovemov, movwineskins, new wineskins, online community, pub church, pub theology, virtual liturgy, virtual pub church, virtual worship

• July 19 Gathering: Is unknowing the path to knowing?

  What if the path to real enlightenment is not in knowing, but in unknowing? Not in certainty, but in doubt?

  Joe

  July 17, 2020

  Faith, Gatherings

  conversaton, doubt, enlightenment, Peter Rollins, pub church, pub theology, the work of the people, uncertainty, virtual pub church, zoom

• July 12 Gathering: Can we still be Christians?

  As New Wineskins returns to Sundays this week, we’ll have a conversation about what it means to be a Christian in the world today, in America in particular, and in our own local contexts.

  Joe

  July 11, 2020

  Faith

  Christianity, Jesus, Jesus vs. religion, labels, pub church, pub theology, religion, virtual pub church