Comments on: The Error of the Uniperspectival Church http://www.pastorfairchild.com/2007-07/01/the-error-of-uniperspectival-ecclesiology/ Simul Justus Et Peccator Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:09:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Coram Deo Blog » The Uni-Perspectival Church http://www.pastorfairchild.com/2007-07/01/the-error-of-uniperspectival-ecclesiology/#comment-142305 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:06:07 +0000 http://www.pastorfairchild.com/2007-07/01/the-error-of-uniperspectival-ecclesiology/#comment-142305 [...] One of the best topics of conversation this year was about the word “missional,” which has been co-opted by everyone as the cool new word in Christianity. Dr. Ed Stetzerhere - it will give you a whole new lens for thinking about what church should (and shouldn’t) be. guided us through a semantic history of the word. That led my friend David Fairchild, pastor of Kaleo Church in San Diego, to post a very insightful blog about the 3 common errors churches fall into by failing to be appropriately nuanced in their understanding of the gospel. Read Fairchild’s post [...] […] One of the best topics of conversation this year was about the word “missional,” which has been co-opted by everyone as the cool new word in Christianity. Dr. Ed Stetzerhere - it will give you a whole new lens for thinking about what church should (and shouldn’t) be. guided us through a semantic history of the word. That led my friend David Fairchild, pastor of Kaleo Church in San Diego, to post a very insightful blog about the 3 common errors churches fall into by failing to be appropriately nuanced in their understanding of the gospel. Read Fairchild’s post […]

]]> by: » Blog Archive » The Uni-Perspectival Church http://www.pastorfairchild.com/2007-07/01/the-error-of-uniperspectival-ecclesiology/#comment-14544 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:52:58 +0000 http://www.pastorfairchild.com/2007-07/01/the-error-of-uniperspectival-ecclesiology/#comment-14544 [...] One of the best topics of conversation this year was about the word “missional,” which has been co-opted by everyone as the cool new word in Christianity. Dr. Ed Stetzerhere - it will give you a whole new lens for thinking about what church should (and shouldn’t) be. guided us through a semantic history of the word. That led my friend David Fairchild, pastor of Kaleo Church in San Diego, to post a very insightful blog about the 3 common errors churches fall into by failing to be appropriately nuanced in their understanding of the gospel. Read Fairchild’s post Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a Comment [...] […] One of the best topics of conversation this year was about the word “missional,” which has been co-opted by everyone as the cool new word in Christianity. Dr. Ed Stetzerhere - it will give you a whole new lens for thinking about what church should (and shouldn’t) be. guided us through a semantic history of the word. That led my friend David Fairchild, pastor of Kaleo Church in San Diego, to post a very insightful blog about the 3 common errors churches fall into by failing to be appropriately nuanced in their understanding of the gospel. Read Fairchild’s post Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a Comment […]

]]> by: Lil’ bit of this, lil’ bit of that « KHAOS Ministry http://www.pastorfairchild.com/2007-07/01/the-error-of-uniperspectival-ecclesiology/#comment-12076 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:26:43 +0000 http://www.pastorfairchild.com/2007-07/01/the-error-of-uniperspectival-ecclesiology/#comment-12076 [...] Check it out: The Error of Uniperspectival Ecclesiology [...] […] Check it out: The Error of Uniperspectival Ecclesiology […]

]]> by: Pastor David http://www.pastorfairchild.com/2007-07/01/the-error-of-uniperspectival-ecclesiology/#comment-12063 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:46:03 +0000 http://www.pastorfairchild.com/2007-07/01/the-error-of-uniperspectival-ecclesiology/#comment-12063 Larry, Great insight. I couldn't agree with you more. You get a hearty "AMEN" from the peanut gallery in SD. Good to hear from you. I pray all is well with you and yours. Enjoy grace! David Larry,
Great insight. I couldn’t agree with you more. You get a hearty “AMEN” from the peanut gallery in SD.

Good to hear from you. I pray all is well with you and yours.

Enjoy grace!

David

]]> by: Larry Kirk http://www.pastorfairchild.com/2007-07/01/the-error-of-uniperspectival-ecclesiology/#comment-12062 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 22:44:55 +0000 http://www.pastorfairchild.com/2007-07/01/the-error-of-uniperspectival-ecclesiology/#comment-12062 Every time I say "perspectival" I think, choose and feel all three perspectives converging. I may use some of your post in my preaching workshops at GCA etc... I think talking about the alternatives or deformations/imbalances really helps clarify things for peopel. it also stressess the importance of all three perspectives, which of course is the heart of the whole idea. Too often folks just trade one uniperspectival approach for another as a correction for a past imbalance but not a true cure. It's funny though lately it seems I've been running into people who are always pulling the three perspectives apart to analyze them better and then separating and dealing with them one by one. That's better than the uniperspectivalism that you are identifying but ultimately we need an integrated perspectivalism. In terms of preaching the goal is not that I first lay out the normative, then move on to press home the situational, and then, finally go for the existential with a good story, sweet incense or interprative dance (joshing). Including all three somehow is better than leaving something out all together but ultimately I want these all to converge so that what I have is an integrated tri-perspectivalism. Hopefully an integration that is not wooden or formulaic but instinctive, intuitive and therefore compelling. Thanks again for the post - I had hoped to see you in Minneapolis. I was nice to see Drew. Grace and Peace Every time I say “perspectival” I think, choose and feel all three perspectives converging.

I may use some of your post in my preaching workshops at GCA etc… I think talking about the alternatives or deformations/imbalances really helps clarify things for peopel. it also stressess the importance of all three perspectives, which of course is the heart of the whole idea. Too often folks just trade one uniperspectival approach for another as a correction for a past imbalance but not a true cure.

It’s funny though lately it seems I’ve been running into people who are always pulling the three perspectives apart to analyze them better and then separating and dealing with them one by one. That’s better than the uniperspectivalism that you are identifying but ultimately we need an integrated perspectivalism. In terms of preaching the goal is not that I first lay out the normative, then move on to press home the situational, and then, finally go for the existential with a good story, sweet incense or interprative dance (joshing). Including all three somehow is better than leaving something out all together but ultimately I want these all to converge so that what I have is an integrated tri-perspectivalism. Hopefully an integration that is not wooden or formulaic but instinctive, intuitive and therefore compelling.

Thanks again for the post - I had hoped to see you in Minneapolis. I was nice to see Drew.

Grace and Peace

]]> by: Missional - Missio Dei, Missionary or Mission | By Farther Steps http://www.pastorfairchild.com/2007-07/01/the-error-of-uniperspectival-ecclesiology/#comment-11902 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:48:38 +0000 http://www.pastorfairchild.com/2007-07/01/the-error-of-uniperspectival-ecclesiology/#comment-11902 [...] We must see all three working together so that being ‘missional’ means that we are participating in God’s mission as He intends as a collective group of missionaries on mission to this world.  Any reductionism of this can and may lead to errors which include uniperspectival churches (great post by David you need to read) and people with limited views of the church as God’s agent of mission.  Print This Post [...] […] We must see all three working together so that being ‘missional’ means that we are participating in God’s mission as He intends as a collective group of missionaries on mission to this world.  Any reductionism of this can and may lead to errors which include uniperspectival churches (great post by David you need to read) and people with limited views of the church as God’s agent of mission.  Print This Post […]

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