Tag: virtual pub church

• Oct. 24 Gathering: The myth of personal salvation

  What is “salvation” and can it ever really be personal?

  Joe

  October 20, 2021

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, Faith, individualism, Jesus, Justice, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, salvation, story, universalism, virtual pub, virtual pub church, virtual theology pub, wineskins

• Oct. 3 Gathering: A Dissident Eucharist for Spiritual Exiles

  What if we could see the sacraments not just as rites we participate in as individuals for our own private spiritual experiences, but as subversive acts that emancipate whole communities and liberate those who exist on the margins of public policy and institutions?

  Joe

  September 29, 2021

  Gatherings

  communion, community, conversation, dissident, eucharist, Faith, Jesus, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, subversive, virtual community, virtual pub, virtual pub church, virtual theology pub, wineskins, world communion, world communion sunday

• Sept. 26 Gathering: Mutual Aid with Guest Speaker Wendy Hudson

  If Mutual Aid is among the first biblical models of Christian community, why don’t we hear more about it? And why don’t more faith communities employ it as a means of resource sharing?

  Joe

  September 21, 2021

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, equity, Faith, faith community, Justice, mutual aid, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, resources, story, virtual pub, virtual pub church, wineskins

• Sept. 19 Gathering: Guest speaker Josh Scott on reading the parables

  This week at New Wineskins: Guest Speaker Josh Scott on reading the parables

  Joe

  September 16, 2021

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, interpretation, Jesus, love, new wineskins, parables, pub church, pub theology, story, virtual pub, virtual pub church, wedding party, wineskins

• Sept. 12 Gathering: Kenosis — how do we empty ourselves?

  How do we empty ourselves not as individuals, but as communities working together for the common good?

  Joe

  September 8, 2021

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, Faith, Jesus, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, story, virtual community, virtual pub, virtual pub church, wineskins

• Aug. 29 Gathering: Dialogue as Liturgy

  “Liturgy” is one of those church-y words that often causes us to roll our eyes and retreat into whatever other thoughts might be occupying our minds when we hear it. But the word “liturgy” itself simply means “the work of the people.” So whatever we do, when we do it together in the context of…

  Joe

  August 26, 2021

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, dialogue, liturgy, movwineskins, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, virtual pub church, wineskins

• Aug. 15 Gathering: What Will the Church Become?

  It’s plain that something is changing within the big-C Church. The question is, where are we going?

  Joe

  August 11, 2021

  Gatherings

  church, community, conversation, Faith, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, story, virtual community, virtual pub church

• July 4 Gathering: De-colonizing Christianity

  This week at New Wineskins we’ll have a frank Independence Day discussion about decolonizing Christianity and the part we as individuals and communities have to play in it.

  Joe

  June 30, 2021

  Gatherings

  Christianity, colonization, community, conversation, history, Jesus, july 4, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, story, virtual pub church, white nationalism, wineskins

• June 27 Gathering: Objectifying God

  How do we objectify God? Join the conversation this Sunday! Also, Pride in the Park & Our Reconciling Ministries poll!

  Joe

  June 23, 2021

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, golden calf, idolatry, Jesus, misrepresenting God, moses, new wineskins, objectification, pub church, pub theology, self, spiritual exiles, virtual pub, virtual pub church, wineskins

• June 20 Gathering: Helen Ryde of Reconciling Ministries Network

  We are very excited to have Helen Ryde (they/them), organizer with the Reconciling Ministries Network, as our guest for this week‘s gathering!

  Joe

  June 15, 2021

  Gatherings

  community, Faith, movwineskins, new wineskins, online community, pride, pride month, pub church, pub theology, reconciling ministries network, rmn, virtual community, virtual pub, virtual pub church, wineskins