Comments on: CNN Covers Mosaic http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/ A community of Faith, Hope and Love Wed, 7 Jan 2009 03:16:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jeff Hyatt http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/comment-page-1/#comment-3346 Jeff Hyatt Tue, 26 Dec 2006 21:11:34 +0000 http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/#comment-3346 I find the idea of coming up with an annual ranking of the "50 Most Influential Churches" to be an ironic twist on Jesus' teaching of the reailty of the Kingdom among us. The story didn't reveal what the criterion was that result in this ranking either. Regardless of the need to be one of the best, I do appreciate the way that God is using Erwin McManus. I brought the leadership team from our church to conference where Erwin was speaking, and God did an amazing work in some of our team through Erwin's heart and words. So thank you! That is how I would do the ranking - heart transformation! I also thought the final comment from the clip told the whole story. "It's a long way from the Latin I remember when I was young." Blessings ~ Jeff I find the idea of coming up with an annual ranking of the “50 Most Influential Churches” to be an ironic twist on Jesus’ teaching of the reailty of the Kingdom among us. The story didn’t reveal what the criterion was that result in this ranking either.

Regardless of the need to be one of the best, I do appreciate the way that God is using Erwin McManus. I brought the leadership team from our church to conference where Erwin was speaking, and God did an amazing work in some of our team through Erwin’s heart and words. So thank you! That is how I would do the ranking - heart transformation!

I also thought the final comment from the clip told the whole story. “It’s a long way from the Latin I remember when I was young.”

Blessings ~ Jeff

]]> By: Tiv M http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/comment-page-1/#comment-2670 Tiv M Sun, 19 Nov 2006 19:25:09 +0000 http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/#comment-2670 Questions questions more questions lol.. What is the role of the church ? Just talked about this in class last thursday ...and maybe it's simply just pointing to Jesus Christ and pointing to the Kingdom of Heaven...and pointing to eternal life ? we are human yet empowered by the Holy Spirit.. and if we are going to model Jesus then we are going to be compassionate about people as He was...which is hard to do for me anyway ...nice to sit here and give our opinions but let's engage culture as well .. Good comment Jason K. about how media looks for sensationalism. I've experienced this first hand. Questions questions more questions lol..
What is the role of the church ? Just talked about this in class last thursday …and maybe it’s simply just pointing to Jesus Christ and pointing to the Kingdom of Heaven…and pointing to eternal life ? we are human yet empowered by the Holy Spirit.. and if we are going to model Jesus then we are going to be compassionate about people as He was…which is hard to do for me anyway …nice to sit here and give our opinions but let’s engage culture as well ..
Good comment Jason K. about how media looks for sensationalism. I’ve experienced this first hand.

]]> By: Jason K http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/comment-page-1/#comment-2635 Jason K Sat, 18 Nov 2006 06:02:29 +0000 http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/#comment-2635 Don't just jump at the glamorized goading of a cable news story. To those of you who have made rash comments against either: I would encourage you to do some research before making sarcastic remarks against your brother.Honestly, it's kind of silly how they tried to pit Dr. Wells against Mosaic/Erwin McManus. CNN wanted to spice the story up with some hack-job contraversy which doesn't exist. Just because they juxtaposed Dr. Wells comments against a story about Mosaic doesn't mean that he was even remotely speaking about them. I doubt it because I'm readily familiar with their doctrinal and methodological views, and I don't see them at odds with each other at all. The Bible teaches us to show preference to a brother in Christ. Don't let a misguided news story convince you that Erwin isn't doctrinally sound or that Dr. Wells couldn't hang with a postmod crowd and be every bit relevant. C'mon folks, wise up! Don’t just jump at the glamorized goading of a cable news story. To those of you who have made rash comments against either: I would encourage you to do some research before making sarcastic remarks against your brother.Honestly, it’s kind of silly how they tried to pit Dr. Wells against Mosaic/Erwin McManus.

CNN wanted to spice the story up with some hack-job contraversy which doesn’t exist. Just because they juxtaposed Dr. Wells comments against a story about Mosaic doesn’t mean that he was even remotely speaking about them. I doubt it because I’m readily familiar with their doctrinal and methodological views, and I don’t see them at odds with each other at all.

The Bible teaches us to show preference to a brother in Christ. Don’t let a misguided news story convince you that Erwin isn’t doctrinally sound or that Dr. Wells couldn’t hang with a postmod crowd and be every bit relevant. C’mon folks, wise up!

]]> By: Loredana http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/comment-page-1/#comment-2140 Loredana Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:31:32 +0000 http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/#comment-2140 I am Loredana from Romania. Listening to your sermons is such a great blessing to me. And your books are so great. God has used them to shape my life. Thank you so much. I love you. I am Loredana from Romania. Listening to your sermons is such a great blessing to me. And your books are so great. God has used them to shape my life. Thank you so much. I love you.

]]> By: JT http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/comment-page-1/#comment-1627 JT Mon, 11 Sep 2006 07:16:01 +0000 http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/#comment-1627 Is it just me, or does it seem like E. Mac has been lifting weights? In the CNN video I can see some definition in his arms and shoulders that I don't think was there a couple months ago. Finally, a pastor who cares about his body as well as his spirit! Hit 'em hard E. Mac! Is it just me, or does it seem like E. Mac has been lifting weights? In the CNN video I can see some definition in his arms and shoulders that I don’t think was there a couple months ago. Finally, a pastor who cares about his body as well as his spirit! Hit ‘em hard E. Mac!

]]> By: Matt http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/comment-page-1/#comment-1260 Matt Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:07:55 +0000 http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/#comment-1260 The video isn't working. :( The video isn’t working.

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]]> By: Pastor Ken Silva http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/comment-page-1/#comment-1258 Pastor Ken Silva Wed, 02 Aug 2006 20:25:14 +0000 http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/#comment-1258 As a contributor at the website Slice of Laodicea: http://www.sliceoflaodicea.com/archives/2006/08/emergents_on_cn.php and as a pastor-teacher who has throughly investigated this Emergent "conversation" for the past year, in answer to Tiv M: "Do you think Ted Turner and gang get the fact that we are filled with the Spirit and ambassadors for Christ?", I can tell you absolutely not. I wish I had better news for you but this was nothing less than dragging the world into the church. The quote by C.S. Lewis, though a dubious source, is partially correct, it is obvious that you are "getting earth thrown in." And Laner has some twisted truth as well, someone "is using Mosaic and Pastor Mcmanus to shape the moviment (sic) of Jesus Christ around the world!, but I tell you in the Lord that it is not the God of the Bible. As a contributor at the website Slice of Laodicea: http://www.sliceoflaodicea.com/archives/2006/08/emergents_on_cn.php and as a pastor-teacher who has throughly investigated this Emergent “conversation” for the past year, in answer to Tiv M: “Do you think Ted Turner and gang get the fact that we are filled with the Spirit and ambassadors for Christ?”, I can tell you absolutely not. I wish I had better news for you but this was nothing less than dragging the world into the church.

The quote by C.S. Lewis, though a dubious source, is partially correct, it is obvious that you are “getting earth thrown in.” And Laner has some twisted truth as well, someone “is using Mosaic and Pastor Mcmanus to shape the moviment (sic) of Jesus Christ around the world!, but I tell you in the Lord that it is not the God of the Bible.

]]> By: Scott http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/comment-page-1/#comment-1255 Scott Wed, 02 Aug 2006 19:12:55 +0000 http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/#comment-1255 Wow! A church that IS the world instead of IN is the world. I mean, dude, even Jesus couldn't conveive of such an AWESOME concept where the world actually likes us instead of hates us like He said in John 15:19. Only the Bible literates who have answers hate what Mosaic does and who cares about them anyway, right? Makes me wanna rip my jeans some more and spike my hair and put a tongue ring in NOW! Erwin you are the MAN! Satan himself probably asks you for ideas! Wow! A church that IS the world instead of IN is the world. I mean, dude, even Jesus couldn’t conveive of such an AWESOME concept where the world actually likes us instead of hates us like He said in John 15:19. Only the Bible literates who have answers hate what Mosaic does and who cares about them anyway, right? Makes me wanna rip my jeans some more and spike my hair and put a tongue ring in NOW! Erwin you are the MAN! Satan himself probably asks you for ideas!

]]> By: Laner http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/comment-page-1/#comment-1118 Laner Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:19:21 +0000 http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/#comment-1118 So amazing!! It's so incredible how God is using Mosaic and Pastor Mcmanus to shape the moviment of Jesus Christ around the world! So amazing!! It’s so incredible how God is using Mosaic and Pastor Mcmanus to shape the moviment of Jesus Christ around the world!

]]> By: Michael http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 Michael Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:08:02 +0000 http://mosaic.org/2006/07/07/cnn/#comment-1117 Hey, i just saw the CNN cover of Mosaic and i really liked that Erwin is wearing the german soccer shirt. Wonderful to see him wearing it. Has anyone an idea, why he is doing it? Maybe the answer is in his podcast, but i am a little bit behind with listening to it ... Blessings from Cologne, Germany Micha Hey, i just saw the CNN cover of Mosaic and i really liked that Erwin is wearing the german soccer shirt. Wonderful to see him wearing it. Has anyone an idea, why he is doing it? Maybe the answer is in his podcast, but i am a little bit behind with listening to it …

Blessings from Cologne, Germany
Micha

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