Report of the Pastor – January 23 rd , 2011 “Where Do You Belong?” – 1 Corinthians 1:10-18, Matthew 4:12-23 As you know, I spent last week in Ohio in my second semester of classes for my Doctor of Ministry degree. One of the two classes I took was about the Global Emerging Church. Christianity has been and continues to shift in center – no longer primarily a European and American religion, Christianity is bigger and growing in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. We studied the theologies of the third-world, particularly liberation theologies – theologies that focus on freedom from oppression and God’s preferential option for the poor. And a recurring theme in all that we read and learned was this: theology can’t be just about studying God, reflecting on God and the scriptures. Theology must be praxis . And praxis is the combination of reflection and action . Reflection that doesn’t require any action is useless theology. And in fact, inaction is a choice too – an action who
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