Greetings friends,
BetaChurch is a blog focused on essentials of the Christian Church, hoping to unite Christians while respecting diverse thoughts and ideals. Too often we place certain restrictions upon who's "in" and who's "out" of our particular groups or churches, making too much of denominational (and interdenominational) strife based on trite subjects. Instead, BetaChurch explores unity through essential tenets of the Christian Church, being grounded in the Bible but reaching out into experience, history, tragedy, chaos and nature. Unity in Christ must be emphasized, as it is destructive when it is forgotten. Dissolution of denominations is not discussed, as it does not serve to bring us to our goal. Instead, a unity in Christ despite theological/practical differences must be highlighted if we can even begin to honor God's sovereignty.

Of course, considering the random nature of my thought processes and events that may impact my experiences and thoughts about Christian life, this blog might change focuses at different times.
Blog topics include: A Christian's place in a transforming society, the impact of certain aspects of our culture (and the imminent future of our culture) upon Christianity, the unity of diverse theologies, etc. There will also be a permanently developing blog about Karl Barth, summarizing each section as I trudge my way through his Church Dogmatics.