Leaving Fundamentalism, and other fine stories.
ericisrad recently wrote his story of "Leaving Fundamentalism," not long after my own was posted on my blog, and the term coined by the site of the same name... http://www.leavingfundamentalism.org
I find it consoling and somewhat healing that so many are out there with their own story of "leaving fundamentalism", and many of which did not leave God and His Messiah along with it.
I'm currently in the process of selling a book idea to a publisher. The book, that I recently mentioned on my blog, will cover the trappings of the current system (including spiritual abuse, healing from the same, and leaving the system), getting back to our roots (Hebraic thought, living, and our Hebraic faith), and redefining what it means to BE the Church, rather than DO or GOTO (i.e. community-life, role/gift-based living, becomming fully human, etc). Hopefully, this will spawn into the other, more focused books and booklets that I have planned.
I can't imagine waiting until a publisher picks it up before I proceed writing it. I'm surprised that I didn't start it many months ago. But with Nadine and I coming out of 10 years of experimenting and learning what it means to BE the Church, of which it has been a rich journey, and now moving into a position of teaching, giving seminars, consulting, helping others start and the like, I'm not so very sure that I was ready to write such a book until now.
I'm excited at where all of this is going. The responses to my articles and my writing a book have been incredibly encouraging. I often find myself in a perpetual state of feeling honored and somewhat shy. With the new direction Nadine and I are taking with our ministry, our businesses, our website, and our personal lives, I can hardly wait to see where we will be in a year's time. Or perhaps I should rephrase... I can hardly wait to see how many people we will have been able to offer help, be a resource to, or touch in some way.
I find it consoling and somewhat healing that so many are out there with their own story of "leaving fundamentalism", and many of which did not leave God and His Messiah along with it.
I'm currently in the process of selling a book idea to a publisher. The book, that I recently mentioned on my blog, will cover the trappings of the current system (including spiritual abuse, healing from the same, and leaving the system), getting back to our roots (Hebraic thought, living, and our Hebraic faith), and redefining what it means to BE the Church, rather than DO or GOTO (i.e. community-life, role/gift-based living, becomming fully human, etc). Hopefully, this will spawn into the other, more focused books and booklets that I have planned.
I can't imagine waiting until a publisher picks it up before I proceed writing it. I'm surprised that I didn't start it many months ago. But with Nadine and I coming out of 10 years of experimenting and learning what it means to BE the Church, of which it has been a rich journey, and now moving into a position of teaching, giving seminars, consulting, helping others start and the like, I'm not so very sure that I was ready to write such a book until now.
I'm excited at where all of this is going. The responses to my articles and my writing a book have been incredibly encouraging. I often find myself in a perpetual state of feeling honored and somewhat shy. With the new direction Nadine and I are taking with our ministry, our businesses, our website, and our personal lives, I can hardly wait to see where we will be in a year's time. Or perhaps I should rephrase... I can hardly wait to see how many people we will have been able to offer help, be a resource to, or touch in some way.