transformation weekend

Wow. I am exhausted. I am excited. I’m a little lost for words. Me as well as 9 others from the Ithaca Vineyard just completed going through Transformation Weekend (tw) at the Vineyard of Greater Boston. We came here thinking that we might want to bring something like this to Ithaca…we left sure that we […]

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Jun 21, 2008

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Wow. I am exhausted. I am excited. I’m a little lost for words. Me as well as 9 others from the Ithaca Vineyard just completed going through Transformation Weekend (tw) at the Vineyard of Greater Boston. We came here thinking that we might want to bring something like this to Ithaca…we left sure that we do.

One thing I love about the Vineyard is how they are really bad at making money. I spoke for a while with the pastor here who oversees tw & he said if you want to do this, we’ll give you everything…teacher’s notes, student notes, all the promo & letters, etc.

Anyway, the weekend was great. The best words I heard to describe it were “it’s like a spiritual detox.” I’ll get some of the people who went through it to post some thoughts as well. I’m excited about seeing tw coming to Ithaca in the near future!

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I grew up in Western New York and have started and led missional church planting efforts for a little over 30 years. As you might gather, I have opinions about the church, and I share some of them here.

It is said doctors make the worst patients. So, when I visit a church, I work at being positive and noticing the good. At the same time, I believe it is crucial to critique what we, as the church, do. In Ireland, just as in the States, the fastest growing religious group is the “Nones”. While you can find a lot out there blaming the Nones, the ex-vangelicals, or those who are deconstructing their faith, for why fewer people attend church than did previously, I believe the first place we need to look is at ourselves.

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