This presentation on Logopraxis was given at the New Church in Australia Assembly by David Millar in May 2018. The theme of the Assembly was focussed on the Church and the future. In this presentation, David looks to give an overview of the historical development of LP, where it is currently at, and how it might serve as a model for those in the future drawn to work with truths from the Word as the basis for individual and collective spiritual life.
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Click the link below to download the PDF…
Development of the Logopraxis Design Principles and Outcome Statements
Click the link below to download a chart showing the growth of LP from 2004-2018…
I found the PDF text inspirational. Thank you for sharing. I though about how the current weakening of Christianity among younger adults may make the New Word more palatable–there will be less rejection due to it being outside the accepted norm and accepted cannon.
I wish there was a way to mark new articles with color or something to set them apart from our usual session work ; some way to make them stand out. For instance, this article provides an overview of LP not as a method, but as a social/organizational entity. The term ‘ social/organizational’ doesn’t really say the right thing, but I don’t know another way to put it….what LP is as something happening in the world? I hope people notice this article, read it, and have conversations about the many different implications -such as how does our group see itself… Read more »
Well said Gray. I found that this presentation helped me to understand what ‘worship’ for me ought to consists of. It moves the central focus away from formal groups gathering in pointy buildings for an hour on a Sunday in mechanical (although meaningful) rituals. Instead, Logopraxis provides an opportunity to define ‘worship’ as a practical method of personal self-reflection (the readings and associated tasks that invites us to explore), as well as the group learning environment (the sharing process) which benefits out of the ensuing internal struggles each of us have as we identify and deal with those things which… Read more »
So I don’t think there is any simple way of marking new material in colour – but all new posts take the top position in the list of recent posts on the home page and on the same list in the sidebar of other pages. I have also added a category to the posts and articles index (LP in the World (Organisational Aspects)). All articles are listed in the index which can be found by hovering your mouse pointer over the Logopraxis Menu (top of every page) and then by moving down to, and clicking on, LP Articles Index.
Thank you for writing all this out–I will copy and paste to folks who tell me they can’t find it-