I'm reading a great book by Doug Pagitt right now. There's an interesting point in the current chapter that talks about learning and that "we only learn out of frustration - the frustration that we don't know but need to, the frustration that life isn't working but there could be a better way."
He goes on to say that learning (in this context he's talking about preaching) should lead to implication rather than application. We always try to apply things to our lives, but implication instead means that our learning leads to a change. "Application is about how a piece of information fits into your life. Implication is not about fitting; it's about redefining. It's not value-added suggestion; it's a call to see the story and join in it."
Journey, then, is about frustration and implication. We want to be an environment where we learn b/c we need to find a better way. We want an environment where our confrontation with the Bible leads to implication--how will this change me/us and the life I/we live?
Journey...frustrated and implicated. How's that for a slogan? :-)
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not so bad as far as slogans go...I declare it a keeper
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