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sboese
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| Posted 4/10/2002 10:33 AM (GMT -6) |   | hey is there such a thing as an open view ministry network/ association in the works?
Something that links pastors, churches, professors, universities, and even denominations, and etc. that are open to the open view?
I would be interested in helping develope such a thing or be apart of one if it is all ready out there.
shelby
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MrIndifference
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| Posted 4/10/2002 8:39 PM (GMT -6) | | I think that you are looking at about the closest thing that there is to something like that. It would be interesting to see how the "OV Network" would be implemented.
For starters we could set up the "National Organization of OV Fanatics" . At the base level it would be a way to create a database of OV believers, suporters, pastors, organizations, etc. that espouse the general beliefs of the Open View. They could have a website/newsletter listing all the upcoming events, reference material (books and papers), debates, confrences, etc. Then of course they could help play middleman in setting up OV functions. I think that something like this could be done with a little work.
Quite the idea Rev.
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GregBoyd
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| Posted 4/11/2002 8:50 AM (GMT -6) | | I have been collecting the names of OVT for about a year, and proposed a book to Bethany House Publishers where each would give a two or three page testimony of why they hold to the Open View. My goal was to begin to build a sort of "movement" out of all these otherwise isolated individuals.
The idea was rejected.
I really really think we could use something like this. We could perhaps (Moderator??) host it on this site... have a separate section, maybe even address, for the Open Forum. We need to bring these like minded individuals together. It would be very useful.
I'll look into it.
Doc
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Tom
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| Posted 4/12/2002 3:34 AM (GMT -6) | | Doc-
Does your list of names exceed one page in length? Two? Ten? Long enough for a book? Wow. That's great.
Tom 
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MrIndifference
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| Posted 4/12/2002 8:13 PM (GMT -6) | | When I first read the title on this thread, for some reason I immediately thought that you were talking about the OV version of TBN. I really didn't know what to think.
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sboese
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| Posted 4/15/2002 9:27 AM (GMT -6) | | well I think this is necessary for several reasons:
1- To help encourage those that would be sympathetic to the model.
2- To combat misinformation and "heresy" claims.
3- To influence both academic society and church networks e.g. the evangelical theological society (which seems less concerned with open biblical debate on the issue, and more concerned with boundaries of "tradition" ironically enough), society for Pentecostal studies, and various other associations.
4—PRIMARILY to network and help others in academia, ministry and identify whole churches that are open view oriented.
Other thoughts?
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