tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625647619872074116.post756739662077562759..comments2023-05-12T19:15:17.352+10:00Comments on Captain Collo: The Best LeadersCaptain Collohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923647122224271086noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625647619872074116.post-44243274041573115532008-11-14T19:45:00.000+11:002008-11-14T19:45:00.000+11:00Nice book thought, but after five years back in th...Nice book thought, but after five years back in the army I can't imagine a local corps being a place where any meaningful conversations like that could happen at all, never mind be actually facilitated. <BR/><BR/>For what he imagines, army churches would need to experience a profound change both to their culture and the way they do things, from sermons from the front to Bible studies where there's no real engagement. It's possible in many churches here( of all denominations) to be a member and attend for decades without ever having more than a light social hello and goodbye, and a passing mention of the weather. <BR/><BR/>It's my conviction that one of the powerful 'draws' of churches with emphasis on charismatic spirituality is that that spiritual tradition facilitates more personal engagement between members. It's not so much that the Holy Spirit is present more in one tradition than the other, but that God's presence is able to be articulated in the context of human relationships and practical discipleship in churches more in one context than another. I think this lies beneath the steady flow of people here out of tired, inherited churches and into new streams and new forms of church. It isn't just to sense the power of God moving, it is to be part of the 'conversation' it generates.Eleanor Burne-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09167677121859556722noreply@blogger.com