Jim Henderson and Atheists

9:00-10:00am: Jim and his wife talked about Simplicity Spirituality and how we can be closer to God and develop a closer relationship to Christ.

Interacting with Christ is quite easy; come to him with an open heart. Be not afraid . This is kind of like studying sociology. Come with an open-mind and be prepared to put one self in their place in order to understand their predicament better(sociological imagination).

10:00-11:00am: Panel on Atheists by Jim Henderson

The argument is that they are humanists and heavy on scientific background. The ideal is if you cannot refute then it cannot be truth. Sociology argues that human behavior can be predicted using statistical analysis, however its important to note that within the field: quantitative vs qualitative(argument over deep understanding vs finding truth); the field can be quite understanding by using ethnographic skills and obtaining a deep insight in the issue being studied.

Those on the panel applaud Pastor Phil for developing warm relations in order create dialogue and discussion.

Jim Henderson

No one gets bored and trying to get Christians to be 'normal', Jim Henderson on why he picked evangelism. That strikes an accord since Church can be blah sometimes at the sametime, many Christians are looked at as judgemental hypocritics, who talk the talk, but have a hard time walking the walk.

Jim Henderson says: To call people lost is what is done behind people's back and not in their face. This sheds an insight into the fact that Christianty has backstabbed those who do not believe. They offer their hand, but as they pat your back they plunge that judgemental knife into one's back.

As a sociologist the actions of people who do harm to those they do not agree makes no sense. They expect to hold power over them by saying you will be damned if you do not accept Christ. But power relations have no business in the spreading of the word of Christ. Bureacracy and rationalization as expressed by Weber corrupt and damage the message of Christ. Love and Fellowship are the keys to this endeavor.

"Jesus called for the Kingdom and the Church appeared", that is scary since they have not made much progress and need another 2000-5000 years to get the message right.

In talking about his experiences in India, he discusses how some of the people become followers of Jesus and rally for the ending of the Caste system. The tackling of social injustice and human rights is the start of dialogues which allows us to reach souls and love them through Christ. A step forward is crucial. If we begin with Buddhism, then Paganism, ultimately if it leads to a spiritual experience and continues dialogues, then Christ will come.

The Opening

Its T-minus 17 minutes until the opening of the God, For People Who Hate Church. The Opening will be Phil and some members from Church singing the the Gargoyle Song followed by a talk by Jim Henderson. Wish us luck and God Bless to everyone.

First Day Part II

Well its still very mellow, no news. Met with John Smulo and Jim Henderson. Very cool guys and myself, as well as the church are looking forward to their comments.

2:03pm: At this juncture the Streams gang are doing Dream Interpretation outside of the Church and in the inside they are setting up the audio for tonights grand opening, as well as the music.

"Hi from the Gather-violachick Elizabeth!"

Until the next posting.