At this point we no longer use this blog as a primary connection point.
If you want more information on Boston's Emergent Cohort please join the Boston Emergent Cohort group on Facebook. Truth be told, we're pretty crappy at updating that site too, though we do send out regular emails about gatherings and events.
If you don't have Facebook (good for you!), you can email Jeff Gentry at gentry13ATgmail.com for more info.
Be well.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Meeting Tuesday October 14
Greetings Cohort!
Our next official meeting will be at 7pm on October 14th at Danny's Diner in Cambridge (300 Beacon St Somerville, MA 02143). Please join us for some average coffee, greasy diner food, and excellent conversation.
For those of you who like to know what's on the docket: I (Sarah) and Jeff will be facilitating a conversation on "Proclamation" in the Christian Tradition. I encourage you, if you are interested, to come with your own insights and experiences and make this a classic "emergent conversation"
Take care, and see you then!
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Welcome to the New Year!
Hi, my name is Sarah and I am writing to welcome everyone back who has been away and to encourage anyone who is interested to join us this TUESDAY evening at Danny's Diner (300 Beacon St Somerville, MA 02143) in Somerville at 7 p.m. for what Jeff fondly calls "great dinner food, mediocre coffee and exciting conversation."
We will be using this time to explore issues of leadership, our goals and visions for the year, and possible events for the upcoming months. There is a lot in the works, and we are super excited about the year, so please come if you can, and if not, feel free to post comments to this about your ideas and hopes for the year! I look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
the gathering welcomes: will sampson
hey all, on monday, april 28th at 7 pm will sampson will be stopping by the gathering to discuss how we can pursue justice in the midst of our ordinary lives. this discussion is sure to be engaging, relatively open ended and absolutely free.
this discussion evening is a part of the two dollars a day event that is being co-hosted by boston's emergent cohort and the crossing community in downtown boston.
if you have questions about this event, please feel free to contact jeff gentry directly at gentry13ATgmail.com. for more info on the two dollars a day event, check out the cohort website.
hey all, on monday, april 28th at 7 pm will sampson will be stopping by the gathering to discuss how we can pursue justice in the midst of our ordinary lives. this discussion is sure to be engaging, relatively open ended and absolutely free.this discussion evening is a part of the two dollars a day event that is being co-hosted by boston's emergent cohort and the crossing community in downtown boston.
if you have questions about this event, please feel free to contact jeff gentry directly at gentry13ATgmail.com. for more info on the two dollars a day event, check out the cohort website.
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Saturday, April 5, 2008
Two Dollars A Day: More info
Goal of event: To facilitate a dialogue about the issue of social justice action in the Emergent Church through a three day event grounded in the spiritual practice of solidarity with the global poor. This event will be advertised to members of the entire HDS community, and I believe that anyone, not just Christians from the Emergent Church can find a point of connection to the topic at hand.
Teaching: We have engaged Will Samson author of Justice in the Burbs to come and speak at HDS on April 29th (Sperry Room, 7pm). His book is about how we can learn to live just lives in our current situations. He has a new book coming out in the fall, yet untitled, on consumerism. We have asked him to give a lecture on how consumerism contributes to, and affects the issue of global poverty, focusing especially on things that we can do in our lives to make a difference. Will is on the organizing board with Emergent Village, and is also writing a third book on the issue of justice and poverty.
Spiritual Practice, Less Than Two Dollars a Day: During the three days of the event, the HDS Emergent Cohort and other affiliated groups will be leading an initiative encourage people to live at a level of less than $2 a day for three days. This is to create a feeling of solidarity with the global poor, of whom 1/3 of the world live at a level of less than $2 a day (US). 12 people from the Cohort are also currently involved in an Economic discipleship group, in which we have completed our budgets to see where we are spending our money and to try to figure out places we
can cut back spending. We anticipate using our budgets as part of this spiritual practice and to encourage others to do the same. If for example, we find out that we are spending $100 a day, we would make that a fundraising goal for the event, to emphasis the extreme disparity between our lifestyles and the lifestyles of the rest of the world.
Action: we will be using this event both to raise awareness and money for global poverty. The money we raise from the Less Than $2 a Day event we will donate to an organization somewhere in the world that seeks to directly get people out of poverty, such as an organization that gives micro loans, or buys cows for villages.
Community Building: During the Less Than $2 a day event, we will set up a community dinner each night where participants can come to eat a meal together that is representative of something that someone in another part of the world would eat as part of a diet that costs less
than $2 a day. We will also provide sample menus so that people can accomplish this spiritual practice at home, with, for example 1⁄2 cup rice and 1tbs of peanut butter as a meal that may serve as part of the budget. We also plan to have a final potluck where people will bring
what they have from their refrigerator to share a "Bring what you have" potluck (no buying allowed). The first community meal will tentatively be set up as the “reception” that will follow Will Samson’s lecture.
Dialogue: On the second night we will convene optional small groups/ or breakout sessions to discuss the idea of justice in the Emergent Church and to brainstorm steps that we can take to move forward. People will present these ideas the next day at the closing worship service. We have reserved Belva’s at 6pm on May 30th for this.
Worship: Everyone is invited to worship at the Crossing worship service (downtown in St. Paul’s Cathedral) on Thursday night at 6:30pm where the reflection that night will be on a theme related to the topic of social justice and to come together for communion and prayer and time of worship.
Commitment: After the Thursday worship service, at the potluck, people will present their ideas and we will choose one idea to take forward from this point. We will ask for people to commit to being part of a group to work on exploring this.
Check back for more concrete details in a few days. Thanks!
Teaching: We have engaged Will Samson author of Justice in the Burbs to come and speak at HDS on April 29th (Sperry Room, 7pm). His book is about how we can learn to live just lives in our current situations. He has a new book coming out in the fall, yet untitled, on consumerism. We have asked him to give a lecture on how consumerism contributes to, and affects the issue of global poverty, focusing especially on things that we can do in our lives to make a difference. Will is on the organizing board with Emergent Village, and is also writing a third book on the issue of justice and poverty.
Spiritual Practice, Less Than Two Dollars a Day: During the three days of the event, the HDS Emergent Cohort and other affiliated groups will be leading an initiative encourage people to live at a level of less than $2 a day for three days. This is to create a feeling of solidarity with the global poor, of whom 1/3 of the world live at a level of less than $2 a day (US). 12 people from the Cohort are also currently involved in an Economic discipleship group, in which we have completed our budgets to see where we are spending our money and to try to figure out places we
can cut back spending. We anticipate using our budgets as part of this spiritual practice and to encourage others to do the same. If for example, we find out that we are spending $100 a day, we would make that a fundraising goal for the event, to emphasis the extreme disparity between our lifestyles and the lifestyles of the rest of the world.
Action: we will be using this event both to raise awareness and money for global poverty. The money we raise from the Less Than $2 a Day event we will donate to an organization somewhere in the world that seeks to directly get people out of poverty, such as an organization that gives micro loans, or buys cows for villages.
Community Building: During the Less Than $2 a day event, we will set up a community dinner each night where participants can come to eat a meal together that is representative of something that someone in another part of the world would eat as part of a diet that costs less
than $2 a day. We will also provide sample menus so that people can accomplish this spiritual practice at home, with, for example 1⁄2 cup rice and 1tbs of peanut butter as a meal that may serve as part of the budget. We also plan to have a final potluck where people will bring
what they have from their refrigerator to share a "Bring what you have" potluck (no buying allowed). The first community meal will tentatively be set up as the “reception” that will follow Will Samson’s lecture.
Dialogue: On the second night we will convene optional small groups/ or breakout sessions to discuss the idea of justice in the Emergent Church and to brainstorm steps that we can take to move forward. People will present these ideas the next day at the closing worship service. We have reserved Belva’s at 6pm on May 30th for this.
Worship: Everyone is invited to worship at the Crossing worship service (downtown in St. Paul’s Cathedral) on Thursday night at 6:30pm where the reflection that night will be on a theme related to the topic of social justice and to come together for communion and prayer and time of worship.
Commitment: After the Thursday worship service, at the potluck, people will present their ideas and we will choose one idea to take forward from this point. We will ask for people to commit to being part of a group to work on exploring this.
Check back for more concrete details in a few days. Thanks!
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Fair Trade Action Day
Hi Everyone, The Cohort will be participating in this event on Saturday. I hope you can come. Let me know if you have any questions, or want to meet up to go.
Join Christians from all over Boston for the Boston Faith and Justice Network's April 5th supermarket action day. This event will mark the beginning of our campaign to increase the sale of fair trade products in the Boston area.
We will go out in small groups to three local supermarkets and cafes in Cambridge and Somerville. There will be two components of these visits:
1. A product survey at local supermarkets to determine what fair trade products they currently sell and in what quantity and variety these products are available.
2. Interviews with managers in which we will voice our concerns as consumers for an increase in the availability of fair trade products (a script will be provided). We will leave information informing managers how to make these products available to consumers.
The day will begin with a brief training on how to talk to store managers and a few short practice runs of conversations. Small groups will each go to three stores and return to report their findings and celebrate.
The event will be located at First Church Cambridge, UCC. For directions, see: http://www.firstchurchcambridge.org/pages/about/directions/
Please feel free to invite others you think would be interested in helping out. Contact Andy Ober if you have more questions: andrewjlober@gmail.com.
This day is just the first step in a larger campaign. There will be opportunities for follow-up in the weeks following.
Join Christians from all over Boston for the Boston Faith and Justice Network's April 5th supermarket action day. This event will mark the beginning of our campaign to increase the sale of fair trade products in the Boston area.
We will go out in small groups to three local supermarkets and cafes in Cambridge and Somerville. There will be two components of these visits:
1. A product survey at local supermarkets to determine what fair trade products they currently sell and in what quantity and variety these products are available.
2. Interviews with managers in which we will voice our concerns as consumers for an increase in the availability of fair trade products (a script will be provided). We will leave information informing managers how to make these products available to consumers.
The day will begin with a brief training on how to talk to store managers and a few short practice runs of conversations. Small groups will each go to three stores and return to report their findings and celebrate.
The event will be located at First Church Cambridge, UCC. For directions, see: http://www.firstchurchcambridge.org/pages/about/directions/
Please feel free to invite others you think would be interested in helping out. Contact Andy Ober if you have more questions: andrewjlober@gmail.com.
This day is just the first step in a larger campaign. There will be opportunities for follow-up in the weeks following.
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