Marcus Logan

My Thoughts #20

marc — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:14:31 +0000

Today in class I was once again made aware of things that I previously knew a little about and I had my views expanded. Praise God. The topic today was Pentecostalism and Dr. Bolger showed the class a movie that helped me understand better the modern roots of this movement. The Azusa Street Revival was the subject of the movie and Dr. Bolger’s lecture. Dr. Bolger also looked at the Pentecostal movement with regards to the “Church Worksheet.”

My Thoughts #19

marc — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:10:36 +0000

As Dr. Bolger spoke about the Puritans, Presbyterians, and AnaBaptists today I was riveted to me seat. This brief history of the Radical Reformation according to our “Church Worksheet” was fascinating and it makes me want to research my roots. As an American Baptist I would like to trace my Denominational history and see what I get. Dr. Bolger and I spoke today after class and that conversation was enlightening.

My Thoughts #18

marc — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:12:26 +0000

Amongst a small class today Dr. Bolger fielded questions at the start of class pertaining to the final paper and the outline for the rest of the class lectures for this quarter. Dr. Bolger then spoke about the reformed church with regard to worship, nature, baptism, Eucharist, community, mission, leadership, and consistory. The class lecture today followed the pre-arranged church worksheet from the beginning of the quarter. This worksheet is used as the basis for our final paper.

My Thoughts #17

marc — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:14:17 +0000

Today Dr. Bolger explained further the formation of the Lutheran Church as it pertained to Christian Community, Christian Mission, and Christian Leadership. The section on Christian Leadership sparked some good discussion in class amongst the students and Dr. Bolger. This subject has many implications into my own church experiences and I was glad that I attended class today to hear the banter. The concept of the secular and sacred divide in churches today was what I needed to hear after pondering these issues for so long.

My Thoughts #16

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:13:05 +0000

Today seemed like a really long day in class. Dr. Bolger covered a lot of ground. We watched two movies and discussed two very different topics. The first topic was the New Monasticism movement that Shane Claiborne typifies. This was very new to me and interesting to know more about. The second subject was the Protestant Reformation and Lutheranism. Martin Luther was a radical for his time and to draw a comparison so is Shane Claiborne a radical for this modern time. Did Dr. Bolger intend to make this comparison?

My Thoughts #15

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:05:29 +0000

Today Dr. Bolger wrapped up the presentation by Graham Cray and fielded lingering questions about the Fresh Expressions movement in the United Kingdom. Dr. Bolger then spoke about the historical movements of the Catholic Church. The history he spoke about was largely in Africa and South America. Today’s lecture seemed like a very broad brush stroke of the historical Catholic Church.

My Thoughts #14

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:48:11 +0000

Our class today listened to Bishop Graham Cray speak about Fresh Expressions in the United Kingdom in Payton 101. The new ecclesiological manifestations of Fresh Expression were fascinating. I wish that Graham would have expanded more on what these manifestations look like on the ground in the United Kingdom. Dr. Bolger spoke well and I felt his charge as marching orders to contextualize the Gospel Message in my future ministry as a cross-cultural missionary.

My Thoughts #13

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:44:49 +0000

Today Dr. Bolger spoke about the work of Graham Cray in the United Kingdom. The Bishop has been instrumental with establishing a movement called Fresh Expressions. The various forms of church that the Fresh Expressions has manifested itself are interesting. I have provided the following link so you can see Graham Cray yourself. http://vimeo.com/6901088

My Thoughts #12

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:27:32 +0000

At the end of Dr. Bolger’s discussion today on Christianity in the 16th century it really struck me how horrible Christians were…and are. Christianity, as Dr. Bolger explained, has been a joint (and married together) operation of the Kingdom of God and the Church. He also mentioned that this has not always been the case, and cited the time of Christianity before Constantine and a present time. Very interesting class discussion today.

My Thoughts #11

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:22:59 +0000

Today we watched a movie about the foundations of the Eastern and Roman Orthodox churches. The movie was a bit dry, however it was rich in historical and current information that help to bring me into a better understanding of Orthodoxy. Dr. Bolger’s lecture was also interesting because he spoke briefly about Eastern Europe. Because I have been to Estonia and seen the Orthodox churches it was much more real to me than simply watching a movie.