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So You Have a DMin…

Anderson Campbell — Sat, 11 May 2013 17:00:19 +0000

I recently graduated with a doctorate in Leadership and Global Perspectives. What does that mean? What are my plans now? Maybe this short video will help explain:

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Just Call Me “Bea”

Anderson Campbell — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:09:45 +0000

I’ve been a Christian for as long as I can remember. I was baptized when I was seven and, except for the prototypical “wandering” that most cradle Christians engage in during their college years, I’ve always identified myself as “Christian” or a “follower of Jesus.” But you can call me, “Bea.” The image of the [...]

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It’s Not the Labels, It’s the Labeling

Anderson Campbell — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:14:58 +0000

This week Dave Fitch wrote a post in response to Tony Jones’ and Doug Pagitt’s frustration with Fitch labeling them, and Emergent, as part of the protestant mainline. In the post, Fitch responds to their objections and defends his choices. Regarding the act of labeling he writes, “labeling, carefully and generously done, is an exercise [...]

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Jesus Peed His Pants!

Anderson Campbell — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:13:38 +0000

Sydney, my eldest child, sat next to me during our community’s worship gathering this weekend. She had a cold and her sister and mom were in with the younger kids. It was just me and her. We sat near the back where she could doodle while she listened to the sermon and where her incessant [...]

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Is Evangelicalism Dead? Does It Matter?

Anderson Campbell — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:17:33 +0000

Yesterday I had the honor of being part of a seminar called “Does Evangelicalism Have a Future?” put on by George Fox Evangelical Seminary as a part of their Ministry in Contemporary Culture series. I first proposed this seminar a year ago, for somewhat selfish reasons. I wanted to get two people that I greatly [...]

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Cafeteria Spirituality, A Wild Lion, & the Death of Death

Anderson Campbell — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:36:05 +0000

After almost three years of being out from behind a pulpit, this weekend I get to share with my home community here in Portland: Theophilus Church. We are nearing the end of our journey though the book of Hosea together and AJ has asked me to keep us moving forward by sharing out of Hosea 13. [...]

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Lent for Newbies

Anderson Campbell — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:58:58 +0000

I didn’t grow up in a high church liturgical tradition, so I knew little about Lent until I was in my twenties. Each year, it seems, I hear of friends and relatives who want to give up something for Lent, but aren’t really sure what, how, or why. So, they usually give up chocolate or [...]

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Why (I Hope) the Next Pope Won’t Look Like Me

Anderson Campbell — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:55:10 +0000

So, Pope Benedict XVI is resigning. The last Pope to do so was Gregory XII in 1415, but his resignation was more of an abdication than a voluntary retirement. The Church was in the midst of the Western Schism. There were three claimants to the papacy and, in the end, Gregory XII resigned under pressure [...]

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The Church in Crisis and the Virtue of Presence

Anderson Campbell — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:11:19 +0000

Popularized in a 1959 speech by President Kennedy, it is said that when written in Chinese, “crisis” is composed of the two characters meaning “danger” and “opportunity.” Though the actual linguistics of such a translation are a bit shaky, the sentiment is a good one: crises are crucial moments with high stakes. The church is [...]

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3 Features of Future Evangelicalism

Anderson Campbell — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:03:53 +0000

We are in the midst of some big changes within evangelicalism in North America. For many, the word “evangelical” means “right-wing Republican Christian fundamentalist.” So what are those of us who still call ourselves evangelicals, but are made crazy by right-wing fundie Republicans, to do? The course a lot of my peers have taken is [...]

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