Akron/Canton Emergent

RIP

rbuck02 — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:03:54 +0000

I’m not sure if anyone stops by here anymore, but no one has expressed any interest in taking over this blog, or more importantly, the cohort since my departure; so I’m going to delete this blog. Any objections? Speak now in the comments….

Cohort Status/Future

rbuck02 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:03:26 +0000

I emailed the following to the “regular” members of the cohort today, and wanted to post it here too in case anyone’s wondering about meetings, etc.

Well, I think most of you probably know via Facebook the situation regarding my Dad (he’s quickly dying of cancer in TX), and our hurried and harried efforts to sell our house and move down there in time to be with him for the end, which brings me to the cohort. Soon, Lord willing, we won’t be here. In the meantime, trying to do all this and facilitate the cohort, among other things, is a bit much. So, I am stepping down from the leading/organizing role. If one of you wants to pick it up, I’ll gladly hand over the website administration information and show you the secret handshake. I may even (probably will) still come to the meetings, I just can’t continue facilitating everything like I have previously. So……if there are future meetings, it will be up to you (all).

Once someone steps up to take over the leader/facilitator role, look for a post here with future meeting details….

November/December 2009 Akron/Canton Emergent Cohort Meeting

rbuck02 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:07:44 +0000

Update:

Hello again,

So we are indeed meeting a week from tomorrow- Friday, December 18th, 7pm, at Fairlawn West UCC in Akron (2095 W. Market Street, Akron, OH 44313). I’ll have a couple of pizzas there if others can bring drinks/sides/dessert. For topic ideas, I thought it might be good to discuss something seasonal, such as how we communicate the meaning of Christmas as postmoderns (or even what that “meaning” is). Of course, if others have ideas for discussion, we’re open to that too. Mostly it will just be good to be together, catch up, and perhaps celebrate the season a bit. I hope to see you all there, and please let me know if you can make it so that we have enough pizza, etc.

Hey folks,

Well, a quorum of Jeff’s is inquiring about the cohort meeting, which is all I was waiting for! The holiday season is obviously upon us (by the way, I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!). Traditionally, it’s been hard for us to get together at this time of the year, but then again, that’s sometimes true generally as well. Still, I hope we can make it work to find a good time to meet. So, having said all of that, I’d like to propose the following two dates for us to meet. Please let me know if they work, or if you have an alternative suggestion:

This Saturday, 12/5/09

Friday, 12/18/09

As for our meeting place, the folks at Fairlawn West UCC in Akron have graciously offered to let us meet there, if we’re interested. What do you all think about that? Or do you have another venue in mind? Let me know, and as soon as there’s a consensus (of Jeff’s or not), I’ll email the group and post something here!