TWO VIEWS OF CHURCH LIFE
I thought all you Pioneers would like these descriptions in The Theology of the Wild West by Wes Seelinger but changed only slightly by Mike Southerland. There are two views of life and two kinds of people. Some see life as a possession to be carefully guarded. They are “Settlers.” Others see life as a fantastic moving gift of adventure. They are “Pioneers.” There are two kinds of professing Christians. Those who don’t like change, who have a particular view of things and who simply stay put, are “Settler Christians.” Those who have a sense of adventure with Christ, who move into better things and develop along the way are “Pioneer Christians.” There are then two kinds of theology. “Settler Theology” is an attempt to answer all the questions and to tie God down. “Pioneer Theology” is an attempt to talk about what it means to receive the strange gift of life and “LIVE.” The Pioneer sees theology as…
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