Thoughts on Generation Rising

Since the release of Generation Rising: A Future with Hope for the United Methodist Church, I've been getting a lot of online feedback via Facebook and e-mail. Thanks for that -- and keep it coming! If you feel like you have views you'd like to share with others, please consider leaving a reader's review on the book's Amazon.com page.

I wanted to point readers (and potential readers!) to a couple of blogs that have started writing reflections on the book in serial form. They're both really interesting and worth checking out.

The first blog is (Ir)Regular Christian, written by Casey Taylor. Casey started posting about Generation Rising in early April. A couple of days ago, Casey pointed to a particular claim I make in the book's introduction about the "special calling" Wesleyan Christians have to an evangelistic witness to the larger Christian church. And in a post he wrote just today, he takes up the topic of accountable discipleship that contributor Kevin Watson explores in his chapter on the small groups in the Methodist tradition. Casey's posts so far have really keyed on some central themes to what Generation Rising is trying to do, and I look forward to reading what else he will have to say.

The other blog I'd point you toward is Come, O Thou Traveler Unknown (named for one of my favorite Charles Wesley hymns, I might add). It's written by Andy Bartel. Andy highlighted the book in a post last weekend, and today he's written a very creative post comparing the mission of the United Methodist Church to the "prime directive" of the Star Trek universe. As with the writing Casey Taylor is doing, I can't wait to see what Andy will be offering on his site in the coming days and weeks.

So check 'em out!