Tony Jones

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18 Responses to “The New Christians, Webisode One”

1. on 21 April, 2008 at 7:16 pm1 Church of Plastic Potted Plants « A Mending Shift

   [...] April 21, 2008 in Uncategorized by Jeromy Meet trucker Frank. [...]

   
   
2. on 21 April, 2008 at 8:24 pm2 Shelton Green

   Well done webisode. Really puts flesh on the bones of who/what makes up this thing we call emergent.

   
   
3. on 21 April, 2008 at 9:51 pm3 David

   super fantastic! a big thankyou to frank for sharing his story so boldly with all of us. thankyou!

   
   
4. on 22 April, 2008 at 7:20 am4 zach

   It was nice to start my workday with watching this. I feel motivated to keep heading in the direction I am going when I encounter stories like this. I am thankful for Frank and his story.

   
   
5. on 22 April, 2008 at 7:59 am5 bryan a

   great job Tony! i look forward to seeing more of these…

   
   
6. on 22 April, 2008 at 9:14 am6 Petey

   I thought it was right on. Dude he is living the faith not just punching the clock.

   
   
7. on 22 April, 2008 at 9:18 am7 marko

   fantastic, tony!

   
   
8. on 22 April, 2008 at 10:21 am8 Noah

   wow! That was great! I love the community

   
   
9. on 22 April, 2008 at 12:11 pm9 robwinger

   unbelievable! i grew up 15 miles from maysville, mo. i used to go there and to fairport to chase girls. a small world.
   also interesting: trucker frank. after 30 + years with the united methodist church, i find myself persona non grata, and have to start looking for another way to support my family. i think i understand frank’s disillusion with the organized church.
   since i live in the greater kcmo area, maybe i’ll go to jacob’s well.
   grace and peace

   
   
10. on 23 April, 2008 at 12:01 am10 jeremy z

    i just love the rawness of the trucker.

    frank has some great lines: yeah I had marriage problems. how many of the same sermons can you preach?

    as i watched tony interact with the trucker, my brain kept saying: that is church. there does not need to be a pulpit, but what is happening in the semi is church.

    thanks tony. the webisode was fascinating and engaging, however it looked very cool.

    
    
11. on 23 April, 2008 at 7:35 am11 Charlie

    Tony,

    Great first episode! Just as a matter of interest, where did you find a guy like Trucker Frank? He doesn’t seem like a guy who’s out to be discovered. He stikes me as a guy really living out this whole conversation.

    
    
12. on 23 April, 2008 at 8:30 am12 Tony Arens

    Nice job TJ! Very well done and great insights. I think it’s time you trade in the iPhone for 40 channels of pure citizens band!

    
    
13. on 24 April, 2008 at 8:00 am13 Jonathan Pedrone

    Awesome!

    Trucker Frank is a character that you would expect to find in a movie. A deep wisdom, and walk with God from a place where most would not expect to find it.

    Looking forward to episode 2…

    
    
14. on 24 April, 2008 at 9:46 am14 Rick

    Thanks for this wonderful piece! I have lost a ministry job working with students for what I feel were all the wrong reasons, I didn’t play nice. But it was something that is still tearing me up inside. My current occupation seems to fill a need more for the group I am working for then for me. I worry about the same things that Trucker Frank worried about. I love the people, the church, but I felt limited. “Just keep it nice and simple and don’t challenge me.” It sounded like they wanted to keep Jesus in the building. Today I worry about finances and the strain this all places on a family. The current job pays a lot less, stupid nonprofits! I have the class A license maybe I should become a trucker, nah!

    But as I think through Frank’s story I do not lose hope or faith, rather I take it out of the church building and place it back into the hearts of people I come into contact with. I think that is what Jesus did!

    Blessings to you Frank!

    
    
15. on 25 April, 2008 at 2:10 pm15 Baptimerget Weekly Run-Down « Baptimergent

    [...] Tony Jone’s first webisode on “Dispatches” is quality. Go here. [...]

    
    
16. on 26 April, 2008 at 11:29 am16 JdO

    The video was nicely done but I’m not sure I get it. Are you saying new Christians don’t need to be part of a church body? Are you serious that this guy is one of the best examples of a new christian that you have found?
    I didn’t hear Him talk about any depth of relationship with God. I didn’t hear him say how he had to pick up his cross daily. I didn’t hear him say he even prayed. I didn’t hear him talk about God’s Word, the Bible…or is that “old Christianity?”

    I’m just not understanding this whole “emerging church” thing.

    
    
17. on 28 April, 2008 at 4:57 am17 On the Road with Trucker Frank, Webisode 2 « Tony Jones

    [...] Past Webisodes: Webisode 1 [...]

    
    
18. on 5 May, 2008 at 1:51 am18 On the Road with Trucker Frank - Webisode 3 « Tony Jones

    [...] Webisode 1 [...]

    
    

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