This is one of the most simple podcasts I've put together, as I recorded my sermon from New Year's Eve 2006 at the Church of God at Bethel in Fort Wayne, Indiana! There's just a brief intro then the sermon, so no need for a timeline on this one.

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It's been a long time coming, and I thank all of you who encourage me to get the podcasts out there. This podcast consists of some thoughts I've been having about the local church's plan, or lack thereof, to help people become better followers of Jesus Show Notes: * 3:50 Google Apps for Your Domain * 11:43 Battlestar Galactica and Mary McDonnell * 13:15 Main Topic: The plan to help people become better followers of Jesus * 35:49 Preaching at Church of God at Bethel in Fort Wayne, IN on New Year's Eve (10 am service, 9926 Bethel Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46818)

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John O?Keefe of Ginkworld and I discuss various issues related to the emerging church, his move to the east coast, and Ginktionary. Show Notes: * :48 Baptists at our Barbecue * 1:17 Talking Politics * 9:11 No more participating on the anti-emerging church sites for me * 13:53 A conversation with John O?Keefe * Another conversation podcast? next week! Scot McKnight, who blogs at Jesus Creed

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Tony Jones and I discuss various issues related to Emergent and the emerging church in this podcast. A few topics covered: the difference between and the , responding or not responding to critics, moving forward, and . (odeo/57ad38a2b090d0c9)

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My post has gotten a lot of attention due to its being linked on an anti-emerging church site, . I've responded both on the Slice site and on the blog here through the comments, but I felt that a response in my own voice was appropriate. Please listen to the whole thing. I'm a little harsh in the first minute because of my reaction to some of the Slice commenters, but it is an honest telling of how I feel. Please take the time to listen to the podcast if you're interested in this issue at all. Thanks!

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This one's straight to the point, so I didn't add the time points. Show notes: * The Seattle Seahawks will win the Super Bowl! You heard it here first. * Special thanks to Jordon Cooper for interviewing me: http://www.jordoncooper.com/2006/01/smart-friends-interview-alan-hartung.html * Spiritual-Formation.com birthed out of a desire to live out the Gospel of the Kingdom * Next podcast: A podcast discussion with Tony Jones... or someone else if our schedules keep conflicting!

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Another podcast! It's true, another episode is out... Vested in the Establishment Show notes: * "A Different Kind of God" chapter available for download - please post your critiques at this post: http://www.alanhartung.com/blog/index.php/2005/10/16/a_different_kind_of_god_2 * Weeds on Showtime has become my number one search term! Check out the Weeds post: http://www.alanhartung.com/blog/index.php/2005/10/14/weeds_on_showtime * Sponsor a podcast! For more information on how to sponsor A Different Perspective, please fill out the contact form: http://www.alanhartung.com/contact.php * Vested in the System - The main topic. Why it's difficult, if not impossible, for a church to "emerge" if the pastor is vested in the establishment. * Next podcast: The benefits of working within the estasblishment... there are some!

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iTunes 4.9 came out, and it spurred me into action. At least partial action. I'm still working on the Human Sexuality podcast. It's been a bit more complex then I expected. But, a friend told me I was third under Christianity in the new iTunes podcast directory... so I thought I better get something up. Seeing how some well-intentioned (and appreciated) person submitted me to the iTunes directory. But they used the wrong feed... the one with just podcasts should have been submitted to iTunes. So while I get that corrected, nothing is showing up under my excellent placement.

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Most of what we see in the emerging church is a very similar structure to the establishment. If we truly are going to emerge, we need a radical church structure.

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The Church needs to move from a proposition-based faith to a life of faith. This can't be done while teaching and sermons are the center of our worship and resources.

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While the emerging church grows in popularity, the most radical elements of the emerging church fly under the radar.

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Something different on A Different Perspective... Colossians 1 is rich with Christian theology, and on this podcast I look at three specific aspects of the chapter. Also on this show, a Focus: on Planet Emergent dot org.

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Christian pacifsm versus the Just War doctrine... Who would Jesus bomb?

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The two topics you're never supposed to talk about at a dinner party in one podcast. Quick hits and a special musical piece by recording artist Firefly.

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A review of A Generous Orthodoxy by Brian McLaren, an interview with Spencer Burke (author of Making Sense of Church and creator of THEOOZE), and a podcast focus on triggerstreet.com.

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A firefox tip, a great indie music site, review of Shaped by the Word by Robert Mulholland, and in-depth look at the nature of the Church.

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This special podcast of A Different Perspective features a response to Adam Curry's challenge for people of faith to explain the relationship of God to the tsunami disaster.

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On this podcast of A Different Perspective, "A New Primer on Postmodernism," our humble beginnings, and a focus on Classic Reader. The first ever podcast of A Different Perspective.

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