What looks to be an interesting new program is mentioned in a Salt Lake Tribune article this morning, produced by WIIS (who appear to be inheriting the legacy of the now defunct Salt Lake Theological Seminary).
I commented on the article:
I just finished watching their 14-minute infomercial. This looks to be a good program. The fact is there are a lot of people immigrating out of Mormonism and this looks like it will be good resource to help them adjust to the transition, and with a lot less of the bitterness that generally goes along with that transition.
And I noted that this film isn't so much about trying to convert Mormons to Evangelicalism, but rather trying to help those already moving out of Mormonism (for whatever of various reasons) to adjust to their new Christian setting, if that is the route they choose. The makers of this film are taking advantage of a fact that has recently been given some press lately and that is that many people do not stay with the same religion, or religious institutions, they grew up with; Catholics are becoming Protestant, Evangelicals are joining the Catholic or Orthodox Churches, some Christians are converting to Islam, and Mormons are also a part of this fluidity in our culture. I myself have been a part of this journey, having been raised a Mormon I am now an Episcopalian.
Here's the infomercial:
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Thank you for your interest in and mention of our Transitions project. WIIS, as the missional heir of Salt Lake Theological Seminary, now owns the intellectual property for the Bridges and Grounded resources. Transitions represents the next step in this series aimed at filling a great need.
I am pleased to learn of an emergent conversation going on regarding the Wasatch Front. I am not only involved in mission to new religions in the West, but also missional church concepts. In this capacity I am sympathetic to the emerging church. I hope in the next couple of months to take the lead in a missional church plant. You and your readers might be interested in my blog at http://johnwmorehead.blogspot.com, and the Utah Missional Community Network I set up on Facebook.
Good to hear from you John. We are a small group of regulars, been around about a year. Mostly made up of what you might say are misfit evangelicals of sorts. :^)
I've seen your blog before and have had it in my blog reader. I should link it here on the this site, since I'm working on some things on the site anyway.
I'd like to know more about that Utah Missional Community Network you mention (I sent a request to join), and your missional church plant. I know a few guys who are planting churches out here in Utah, some out here in the Eagle Mountain area where I live, such as David Nicholson, with Coram Deo, and several others. Also, Mark Peach, who I've talked with before and who just got back into town here, plans to do a church plant as well. (I hope to do coffee sometime with him soon.) Are you doing you church plant through a certain church, or church planters association?
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