{"id":5714,"date":"2009-08-30T16:04:52","date_gmt":"2009-08-30T16:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2009\/08\/coming-conversations-1.html"},"modified":"2009-08-30T16:04:52","modified_gmt":"2009-08-30T16:04:52","slug":"coming-conversations-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesuscreed\/2009\/08\/coming-conversations-1.html","title":{"rendered":"Coming Conversations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PatronSaints.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/120\/import\/imgs\/PatronSaints.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"margin: 0pt 0pt 20px 20px;float: right\" height=\"366\" width=\"273\" \/><\/span><br \/>We are concerned about 20somethings, or iGens, and this blog is devoted to discussions that can help with ministry to 20somethings. I am excited about two recent books I&#8217;ve read. So, in about a week we will begin discussions about how ancient saints can help postmoderns and then another discussion about the Third Way (beyond emerging and traditional). To aid us in these conversations, we will be reading:<\/p>\n<p>Chris R. Armstrong, <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0830837191?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=jescre-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0830837191\">Patron Saints for Postmoderns: Ten from the Past Who Speak to Our Future<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=jescre-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0830837191\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: medium none  ! important;margin: 0px ! important\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Belcher, <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0830837167?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=jescre-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0830837167\">Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=jescre-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0830837167\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: medium none  ! important;margin: 0px ! important\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are concerned about 20somethings, or iGens, and this blog is devoted to discussions that can help with ministry to 20somethings. 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