http://community.beliefnet.com/go/forum/view/44071/70249/Swedenborgian__New_Churchhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/26464905/Holy_Communion_-_A_Swedenborgian_PerspectiveTonight, my New Church congregation will celebrate its first Holy Supper/ Holy Communion together! Since we have so many new people this is what I wrote to them as a way to get ready for this beautiful sacrament. Holy Supper/ Holy CommunionHoly CommThu, 16 Dec 2010 08:58:42 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/26408789/A_Swedenborgian_View_of_ChurchChurch, religion, spirituality, faith, belief - all these terms are hard to nail down, hard to define tightly. Often different words are used by different people to mean the exact thing, i.e the individual who says "I am spiritual but not religioTue, 07 Dec 2010 10:38:06 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/26363637/Emergent_Christianity_and_Swedenborgian_ThoughtEmergent Christianity is a fascinating movement occurring in Christendom. The name grows out of the belief that a re-focusing on the core of the Christian message is “emerging.” This emergence is not marked by sectarian or doctrinalTue, 30 Nov 2010 10:46:13 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/26345165/Will_Christianty_Win_-_A_Swedenborgian_PerspectivePhylis Tickle in a recent podcast commented on the current historical period as being a “Rummage Sale.” We are in “cleaning out” time, a time when many, many things are up for question, are open for evaluation. What do weSat, 27 Nov 2010 12:17:27 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/26303293/Swedenborgian_View_of_ThanksgivingThis morning in getting ready for Church, I am sitting in my office thinking about what does it really take to get ready for Thanksgiving.Thanksgiving, in this denomination, is the very core of worship, referred to one place as the "all of worship.Sun, 21 Nov 2010 06:47:36 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/26199109/What_I_Love_About_Being_a_SwedenborgianI was born and raised in the New Church. As a church, at times it is called “Swedenborgian” because of our use of the theological works of Emanuel Swedenborg as part of our religious canon. The term is used in a similar way to theThu, 04 Nov 2010 18:54:44 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/21933221/Looking_for_Feedback_on_www.newchurchlive.tvWe just finished populating our New Church LIVE website. I would love any feedback people are willing to offer.The goal is to serve those not currently served. Restated, we are looking to serve those who would not currently consider themselves "relFri, 04 Dec 2009 09:07:59 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/20236549/The_New_Church_of_New_Hope:_the_Shepherd_of_the_Fifth_Church_of_the_True_VineThe Last Day and the Messenger of Jehovah of Hosts People may or may not believe in angels; and that is fine with me; and angels are not really concerned with what people think; they have other concerns. Thus what I will do in this post iThu, 01 Oct 2009 10:09:54 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/18435946/New_Church_Live,__www.newchurchlive.tvNew Church Live is up and running. We are a start up congregation focused on engaging people in building a transformative church. Our target is reaching a new audience through engaging worship services supported by music and video. At the back endThu, 09 Jul 2009 18:10:03 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/13374829/Helllooo!!__Anybody_out_there!!!!