A 2nd shot at Malton Place

January 30, 2008 at 10:15 am | In community, conversation, emergent spirituality, emerging church, movement | 9 Comments
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Spontaneous prayer installation, 20081027, Cape TownThis week (27th Jan) brings a new odyssey of spiritual adventure for our little group of crusaders. We tested some ancient paths with our liturgical Taize singing and then we founded some new ones using a piece of material and stones to represent our prayers rather than verbalising them. The experience was at times sacred, at times inspiring and at times also quite challenging and difficult. It’s a strange realisation how the experience of what is  spiritually meaningful is unique for each individual. 

Here is a summay of the mornings journeyings:

Taize singing. We divided into our various voice groups and learnt two songs that are sung at the ecumenical community of Taize in France. Each song has four parts – so the melodies take a while to learn but the words are very easy. The song is repeated over and over. We found that once we had learnt our parts, it was easy to get lost in the beauty of the sounds and nuances of the meaning of the words as we repeated them. It was our first time so we decided that this kind of singing was something we needed to carry through in order to fully enter into it.

“Jesus remember me when you come into your kingdom” was the one song. Continue reading A 2nd shot at Malton Place…

One Dose of Malton Please

January 22, 2008 at 3:34 pm | In community, conversation, emergent spirituality, emerging church, spirituality, worship | 16 Comments

A few of us met together on the 13 January 08 to chat. We briefly touched on the fact that we’ve been journeying and experimenting together and have grown toward a community. We spoke about our personal journeys and what this emerging community means to us. Here’s some key phrases from the convesation at 1 Malton. Continue reading One Dose of Malton Please…

Followers of God, a Nomadic Tribe – An alternative concept for an inclusive spiritual community. By Andrew Hendrikse

January 1, 2008 at 11:47 pm | In community, emergent spirituality, spirituality | 9 Comments

Since leaving a formal church back in the mid-nineties, I have often missed the collective part of my spiritual expression. Even though I’m blessed with family and friends, I still longed for some authentic reality to spiritual unity with others.

 In today’s society the individual is highly regarded. Furthermore, technology has revolutionized the way individuals interact. These two factors have in some ways forged a pattern of multilayered community. Continue reading Followers of God, a Nomadic Tribe – An alternative concept for an inclusive spiritual community. By Andrew Hendrikse…

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