I'm still here...
Hi -- just a note to say I'm still alive! Spring quarter finished with some great students doing some wonderfully creative church plant projects. Ian Mobsby was his amazing self in his talk at Fuller in June. I taught an 80 hour two-week intensive on cultural analysis in late June for some really engaged D. Miss. students. After all this I crashed!! I've spent some time away with the family in July. Very much needed. I'm returning tomorrow to Fuller to teach a two-week intensive and will slowly be easing my way back into all things school. I haven't taught the class before (don't tell my students!) but inherited it from my respected friend and (former) colleague, Eddie Gibbs.
I'll try not to be too much of a stranger the rest of the summer...
Welcome back. I knew my daily visits would pay off eventually (wink).
Peace,
Jamie
Posted by: Jamie Arpin-Ricci | August 13, 2007 at 07:36 AM
Ryan, have you heard of the Wikiklesia project? http://www.lulu.com/content/1038570
Send me an email if you'd like a copy..
Posted by: len | August 21, 2007 at 07:50 AM
The two week courses sound like a real grind... I get worn out by the six-week summer courses we have here.
Good luck!
Posted by: brad wright | August 22, 2007 at 05:26 PM
I'm impressed, Ryan. You can post nothing for a while, then post saying you're still around, and you STILL get comments on THAT post! I'm pretty sure that makes you a blogging star...
Posted by: Jon | August 22, 2007 at 09:57 PM
Heh heh... Right on, Jon!
Posted by: Markus Watson | September 02, 2007 at 11:59 PM
I'm not engaging, I'm already married.
Posted by: Corky Alexander | September 03, 2007 at 07:39 AM
You don't really seem to be there Ryan after all! I'm guesisng you are busy in the real world and not the virtual world!
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Posted by: Steve | September 21, 2007 at 01:42 PM
Hey Ryan, you ever go to Soularize? It's in Nassau this October.
Posted by: jared looney | September 25, 2007 at 12:15 PM
It's probably time to define "I'm Still Here". The line has become a mere epitaph on a tombstone. Look forward to your resurrection!
Posted by: Larry Chouinard | October 20, 2007 at 11:45 AM
Your blog looks nice. We talk about you often Mark and I. Time is always to short when we met.
Posted by: Rickard | October 25, 2007 at 11:38 AM
Hi Ryan
I'm Phil, a Reader (ie Lay Minister)in an urban parish in the Anglican Diocese of Liverpool,UK. I was really glad to hear you describe Ian Mobsby as his 'usual amazing self' during his trip to Fuller last year.
Ian is going be at facilitating a half event-day event entitled "Discussions around Emerging Church" open to anyone in the Diocese on February 23 2008. The event will enable those with concerns re issues surrounding emerging church and those of us who feel that progress is sooooo slow and that more resources must be released.... and very soon...! Should be quite a day and I'm really looking forward to it. I'll keep you posted on how it goes!
I'm also one of five people from our church (St John and St James, Orrell Hey, Bootle) to be currently attending a one year Mission Shaped Ministry Course, run by Fresh Expressions which is the best course I have been on by far since I was licensed 14 years ago. It is proving deeply challenging and revealing and I already sense that my Reader Minitry, which has been somewhat static of late will take a changing,evolving and different course after the course finishes in Summer 2008.
Keep up the tremendous work you are doing both at Fuller and beyond! Phil
Posted by: Phil | February 08, 2008 at 09:52 AM