Week 1 Monday

During our first class, I didn't know what to expect honestly. I knew about our professor and I knew his desire to equip people about culture, the missional church, and emerging churches, but wasn't really sure what to expect. However, after listening to Dr. Bolger's thoughts and some of his experiences I am totally stoked to hear more about society, different cultures, tendencies, and much more. One of the things that was surprising about class was the comparison about emerging churches vs. missional churches and how vastly different they are and how we need to look upon them carefully, critically, and analytically. Another aspect of the class that really caught my ear was asking the question(s) within the context of our culture and how shocking more questions, thoughts, and even concerns may arise. We need to understand what culture we live in and we must figure out how do we live within the culture as people pursuing Jesus.