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  • God is Emotional

    God is Emotional

    Originally Posted: Saturday, July 16, 2005

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    The Genesee Diary
    By HENRI NOUWEN
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    I learned something the other day that I was hoping to learn while here.  I was meditating on what God was doing in my life.  Through loneliness and through hurting people I was in a way experiencing what God feels for the people here.  He wants them to know Him and is hurt by the atmosphere that cares nothing for the poor and orphaned. (more…)

  • CRM – Purpose of CRM in Church

    CRM – Purpose of CRM in Church

    Since Conversatio Morum is dedicated to Technology, Theology and Missiology we are taking time to talk about Church Relationship Management in Church (CRM in church) systems. When dealing with new visitors the most effective point of retention (i.e. having them come a second/third time and getting them to stay long-term), is follow-up. One of the biggest questions I find myself asking is “How do we get better at not letting visitors slip through the cracks?” “How do I make involvement in the life of a church easier?” (more…)

  • Winter

    Winter

    Originally Posted: Wednesday, July 13, 2005

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    The Genesee Diary
    By HENRI NOUWEN
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    So….it comes.  The winter.  Time is useless now.  Un-productivness has kicked in.  My hair is longer now.  I am almost a year older from when this started, almost a year ago. (more…)

  • CRM – Church Relationship Management?

    CRM – Church Relationship Management?

    At the beginning of the year the staff of the church I serve in sat down and began to develop a strategy for the next 12 – 18 months. This has caused some extra work on my end, due to my ability with systems and structures. One of the main things that we put on our priority list is tackling how to get people involved beyond their first visit. We’ve definitely improved on our ability to get people into the front door. However, we need to adjust our follow-up and involvement processes. (more…)

  • Mexico and Liberal Theologians

    Mexico and Liberal Theologians

    Well, here I am again.  Two days in a row of being on the internet.  Wow!!!  That is amazing.  Now that I have a little more time, I must update everyone.  I got here on Friday night and the city is beautiful.  The house that I am staying in is in the historic part of the city.  In the center.  I am right across the street from a Baskin Robins!!!  I know, weird right?  My family has a mom, dad, grandma, son and the cousin of the son is here right now.  The family and my brother´s (the families really adopt you here) friends are nice.  On Saturday morning I was spending time with God, listening to a prophetic song and I saw a crucifix with Jesus on it that is over the door.  (more…)

  • How Quickly We Forget

    How Quickly We Forget

    When thinking through media, culture, technology and theology, it’s helpful to watch music awards shows on TV. There’s an observation I’ve made over the past several years regarding this. It’s interesting to me how quickly we forget what people have done and not changed from. It’s also interesting to me who we forgive and who we don’t. The specific example I have is Chris Brown…I know, I know, easy target. Right?!?! Well, it’s just a highlight and I’m not planning on attacking Chris Brown. I hope he changes. I’m more talking about our culture, how quickly we forget and how easily accountability of actions falls off the radar. This ability is a glowing misunderstanding of masculinity. (more…)

  • Not Much Of An Update

    Not Much Of An Update

    Originally Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2005

    So I don´t have much time again. I´m in Mexico and it´s weird to not hear fireworks on the 4th of July. Anyway, it´s surprisingly cold right now because of the rain. We are in the mountains so it can get chilly at night. No complaints though. Kinda a nice change from Texas weather.

  • The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most

    The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most

    I was asked a while ago by a friend if I was OK. That’s not normally a question I’m asked. There was a reason he asked me, his wife was concerned because of a comment I’d made on social media. I don’t mind being vulnerable in a vague way on social media, so I made a statement about the cold clear winter night and it reminding me of two lifelong friends of mine. The statement was a bit veiled, but she saw through it since she’s known me for almost a decade at this point and asked him to check on me. I answered as honestly as possible. “No, but I will be.” Then I proceeded to explain how (more…)

  • Leaving On A Jet Plane

    Leaving On A Jet Plane

    Originally Posted:Thursday, June 30, 2005
    Mood:  hug me
    Now Playing: Ashburn: The Acoustic Set
    Topic: Living in the Epic Story

    Currently Reading
    The Genesee Diary
    By HENRI NOUWEN
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    Well, things have been busy with me getting ready to go. It’s weird to think that I only have one more day in the country. K, well, since I am going away for a month I want to ask this and get feedback. (more…)

  • Take Boston, Take Courage

    Take Boston, Take Courage

    I was supposed to post an update yesterday, but then my server had some performance issues. So my plan was to update this morning. Then this afternoon I received a news update about the Boston marathon. I saw the pictures, the chaos, saw the tears and fear in people’s eyes. In an instant 132 people were injured, 3 people were never going home, and an entire city was changed. (more…)