<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11979636.post111479911462189114..comments</id><updated>2007-04-17T15:57:54.106-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Untied Methodist (John 11:44): The Question I am Most Often Asked -- Part Two</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://untiedmeth.blogspot.com/feeds/111479911462189114/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11979636/111479911462189114/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://untiedmeth.blogspot.com/2005/04/question-i-am-most-often-asked-part_29.html'/><author><name>Dean Snyder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11979636.post-111515540128822814</id><published>2005-05-03T16:23:21.290-05:00</published><updated>2005-05-03T16:23:21.290-05:00</updated><title type='text'>John:Being a reconciling congregation is both one ...</title><summary type='text'>John:&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Being a reconciling congregation is both one of many ministries (spiritual formation, worship and music, education, a dozen mission groups, ministry with the homeless, VIM trips to Africa and Central America, etc.)  and yet defining in a special way for us, so long as reconciling is understood in a holistic sense. Seeking to draw on the grace of God, we work at racial </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11979636/111479911462189114/comments/default/111515540128822814'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11979636/111479911462189114/comments/default/111515540128822814'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://untiedmeth.blogspot.com/2005/04/question-i-am-most-often-asked-part_29.html?showComment=1115155401290#c111515540128822814' title=''/><author><name>Dean Snyder</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05797612433545421407</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='02731841694985758015'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://untiedmeth.blogspot.com/2005/04/question-i-am-most-often-asked-part_29.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11979636.post-111479911462189114' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11979636/posts/default/111479911462189114' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11979636.post-111513866284375351</id><published>2005-05-03T11:44:22.843-05:00</published><updated>2005-05-03T11:44:22.843-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Dean, when you say that your congregation is a 're...</title><summary type='text'>Dean, when you say that your congregation is a 'reconciling' congregation, does that mean that its emphasis is primarily on the LGBT community, or that it is simply one of many ministries?&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;On a practical level, in terms of hands-on ministry, what does it mean to be such a congregation?</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11979636/111479911462189114/comments/default/111513866284375351'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11979636/111479911462189114/comments/default/111513866284375351'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://untiedmeth.blogspot.com/2005/04/question-i-am-most-often-asked-part_29.html?showComment=1115138662843#c111513866284375351' title=''/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04854543617806427302</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://untiedmeth.blogspot.com/2005/04/question-i-am-most-often-asked-part_29.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11979636.post-111479911462189114' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11979636/posts/default/111479911462189114' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>