When Jesus Won’t Go Along for the Ride

Regular readers of this blog may have noticed a new sidebar feature: “Manifesto.” This feature will contain a quote pertinent to the Jesus shaped project. The current quote from Greg Boyd will certainly be hard to displace. It’s an expression of the energy and intention of what so many of us hope for in a [...]

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Question: What does Jesus shaped leadership look like?

Dear Mr. Spencer:
I’m a big fan of both the website and the podcasts, and since you say you always welcome questions I’m going to take you up on that offer!
My question is how does pastoral leadership fit into a Jesus-shaped spirituality? Is the current system even necessary? (By which I mean, the churches that have [...]

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Using CIA on the Music/Discipleship Question

Now that I have the place in a proper uproar, let’s apply the tools of Jesus shaped spirituality thinking to this question of music and discipleship.
My contention is that the evangelical emphasis on music did not play a major role in the disciple-making process as Jesus intentionally practiced it.
So my basic approach is that we [...]

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C.I.A.: The Jesus Shaped Method

Connection: How does this connect to Jesus? Incarnational and historical, then in all of scripture?
Imitation: In what way is it possible to imitate Jesus (given all the relevant variables)?
Application: How can this be applied in a Jesus connected, Jesus imitating way in the present?

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The Intentional Jesus Visits Your 40 Minute Worship Music Set

We’re going to talk about Jesus and worship in this post, and I’m going to stake out a position that questions whether we are anywhere near the right path in regard to one critical area.
One of the fundamentals of this exploration is the idea that Jesus was intentional in what he was doing with his [...]

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Standing On The Corner

Welcome to Jesus Shaped Spirituality, the new blog written by the Internet Monk, Michael Spencer.
What is Jesus Shaped Spirituality?
Here’s my working definition: “Jesus Shaped Spirituality is the discipleship, character change and community that are produced by following Jesus as he was revealed in his historical, fully human incarnation, as recorded in the New Testament, especially [...]

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