tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044820951794078204.post7808347083854377646..comments2023-10-30T05:38:45.028-07:00Comments on The Infusion: Still more on the polling dataLKThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05791517233920008067noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044820951794078204.post-89015517855926123442009-05-19T06:41:00.000-07:002009-05-19T06:41:00.000-07:00Comment change worked.Comment change worked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044820951794078204.post-52532267182058331412009-05-18T13:13:00.000-07:002009-05-18T13:13:00.000-07:00Comment change done (I hope; I don't see it here. ...Comment change done (I hope; I don't see it here. I'll double check).<br /><br />LauraLKThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791517233920008067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044820951794078204.post-4015228078173061092009-05-17T12:48:00.000-07:002009-05-17T12:48:00.000-07:00Hi again Laura,
I find if a writer finds his or h...Hi again Laura,<br /><br />I find if a writer finds his or her writing misconstrued, then the fault lies with the writer, not the person reading it. <br /><br />So no offense taken whatsoever.<br /><br />P.S. You might want to consider opening up your comments a little more, I had to use an old blogger Id to make the comment.<br /><br />P.P.S. If you still want to email you can reach me at mike_kim_bellATHotmail.com<br /><br />Mike BellMike Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10143565697865607878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044820951794078204.post-44766618767191418672009-05-16T22:03:00.000-07:002009-05-16T22:03:00.000-07:00Hi, again, Mike! I thought I'd send you an email b...Hi, again, Mike! I thought I'd send you an email but couldn't find an address. <br /><br />First of all, I wanted to apologize for giving short shrift to your blog entry. I am so glad that you corrected my misrepresentation of your position and am just embarrassed that I presented a caricature of your argument.<br /><br />I also wanted you to know that getting youth involved in church and empowered to do ministry is what I promote regularly in my work with Confirm not Conform. You might want to check out the webpage at www.confirmnotconform.com.<br /><br />Again, thank you so much for your gracious comment, and I look forward to reading more of your thoughts here and elsewhere!<br /><br />LauraLKThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791517233920008067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044820951794078204.post-19921489526830940132009-05-16T21:14:00.000-07:002009-05-16T21:14:00.000-07:00Hey, Michael, thank you so much for stopping by an...Hey, Michael, thank you so much for stopping by and for commenting!LKThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791517233920008067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044820951794078204.post-69321030259769811382009-05-16T18:14:00.000-07:002009-05-16T18:14:00.000-07:00Hi Laura,
Thought I would stop by and leave a com...Hi Laura,<br /><br />Thought I would stop by and leave a comment.<br /><br />I am afraid I may have been a little misunderstood. <br /><br />For one, one reason why I call myself the Eclectic Christian, is I see value in many traditions. To the Presbyterian who gets ordained in the Episcopal church I say wonderful! One friend of mine went from a non-practicing Anglican to a practicing Catholic and I was very supportive in the move. These are not the sort of changes I am concerned about.<br /><br />I believe also that the answer is not that we need to "UP THE YOUTH MINISTRY QUOTIENT", but rather we need to do a better job of integrating youth into the church. This may involve youth ministry, but I think there are many other ways that youth can be engaged within our services by both involving them and communicating to them. By youth, I mean those younger than 24. The churches that I grew up in did a good job of this. I myself became an elder at age 27.<br /><br />I am interested in your African experiences. My own African heritage goes back to 1902. I have spent considerable time in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, and South Africa. My brother now owns a Marketing company in Kenya, so I hope to make my way there in the next couple of years.<br /><br />Thats for interacting with the survey stuff. I look forward to reading more from your blog.<br /><br />Michael Bell - www.eclecticchristian.com<br />www.internetmonk.comMike Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10143565697865607878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044820951794078204.post-48851720835167167852009-05-16T13:44:00.000-07:002009-05-16T13:44:00.000-07:00No one you know. :-)No one you know. :-)LKThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791517233920008067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044820951794078204.post-23339101367349638892009-05-16T13:02:00.000-07:002009-05-16T13:02:00.000-07:00so who was that person raised in the presbyterian ...so who was that person raised in the presbyterian church who eventually was ordained an episcopal person priest??? Does this mean I was a bad mother?Jan Toepferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268599368849999088noreply@blogger.com