Large Group #7 Debrief: Fundamentals, Not Fundamentalist

Hi everyone! At large group on Monday, I talked and we discussed the extent to which Christianity needs to be extreme, and the sorts of errors that Christian "fundamentalists" fall into. Rather than merely debate definitions, we focused on what the errors are and how we can avoid them. We heard from two pastors, Mark Driscoll and Matt Chandler, reflect on these things. Keep reading to get my synopsis and those links.

Meeting Minutes November 15, 2011

November 15th , 2011 Meeting Minutes
Present:
Amy P, Richard G, Peter B, Sam E

Meeting Minutes November 8, 2011

November 8th , 2011 Meeting Minutes
Present:
Richard G, Amy P, Sam E, Peter B

Large Group #6 Debrief: Unity, not Uniformity

Speakers: Sam Elder and Pastor Jeff Liou of Lake Avenue Church

This week, we continued with our series Nuances of the Faith with a two-part talk, by myself and Pastor Jeff Liou of Lake Avenue Church, entitled Unity, Not Uniformity, based in Ephesians 4. I spoke about the need for unity in the church, drawing from verses 1-6, my own experiences here at Caltech and an article from Christianity Today. Jeff then spoke about the need for diversity, drawing from verses 7-16, his own experiences at Lake Avenue, and his studies at Fuller on race. Afterwards, we broke into three groups for discussion.

Dig-In Recap

Hey everyone!

We just finished the dig-in, our intense bible study of Philippians. There was plenty of lively, insightful discussion. A lot of people were there: Peter B, Robb M, Tim J, me, Skippy, Katherine L, Grace T, Vivian H, Madeleine Y, Luke B, Stephen W, Jonathan G, Laura P, and Jay P. I've asked them to post their five most salient points from the discussion as comments below. (I'll also add my own.) Enjoy!

Sam

Meeting Minutes November 1, 2011

November 1st , 2011 Meeting Minutes
Present:
Richard G, Sam E, Amy P, Peter B

Faraday Institute Advocates A Middle Ground Between Science and Religion

Two weeks ago today, CCF and LCF hosted a group from the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion in the University of Cambridge. They had wanted to show a segment of a video they had produced, essentially about how science and religion do not actually conflict. This particular video dealt with the interactions between neuroscience and spirituality. After showing the video, they gathered a panel of a pastor (Ken Fong of Evergreen), a chemistry professor (David Vosburg of Harvey Mudd), a Faraday Insitute representative (Ruth Bancewicz), and an Old Testament scholar (Tremper Longman III) to answer questions. The crowd, filling Noyes 153 (see the pictures below!) was a mix between Caltech undergrads and Evergreen members. Keep reading for some reactions to the event.