Meeting next week – September 24th

Time: Wednesday, 9/24 @ 8pm
Where: Starbucks near Latham circle ( 549 Troy Schenectady Rd, Latham NY )
Agenda: Since it was only me and John last time…  The agenda from last time stands:
The only agenda I have, is to talk about a better place to meet for the future.  Maybe a locally owned coffee shop, or [...]

Read Full Post »

short notice, but let’s meet on Wednesday!

I know it’s kind of short notice… but I was really hoping to meet again this Wednesday, and it kept slipping my mind to send out an email on it…  until tonight.  So, I’m giving you all roughly 48 hours notice… that’s not too bad, right? 
Time: Wednesday, 9/3 @ 8pm
Where: Starbucks near Latham [...]

Read Full Post »

time flies… Let’s meet again!

***UPDATE***

(8/3) I just remembered that I’m going to be away this week, so I’m going to reschedule this for next week.  Sorry for the mix up!!! -Curtis
——
Man, time flies… I thought it had been 2, maybe 3, weeks since we met last.  Turns out it’s been almost 4!!!
I think if you asked anyone that came [...]

Read Full Post »

Finally: Let’s meet next week!

UPDATE – 7/4/08
Seems like Wednesday is good for at least a handful of people.  So Wednesday it is:
Time: Wednesday, 7/9 @ 8pm
Where: Starbucks near Latham circle ( 549 Troy Schenectady Rd, Latham NY )
Agenda: NONE, just bring yourself and your thoughts…
———-
Hey everybody.  It’s been too long.  Let’s do this thing.
No book.  No plan.  No agenda.
Just [...]

Read Full Post »

Want to meet again sometime?

So it’s been a little while since we’ve all gotten together…  and the last few times we met, there was pretty low turnout.
Is it a coincidence that it started dropping off once I suggested that we read a book together?  I’ve been wondering if maybe that was a bad idea.
I remember the first couple times [...]

Read Full Post »

Cohort Meeting (#7) – New Date

Well, it seems that this week is no good for anyone, at least according to the Facebook event I created…
So rather than sit alone at Starbucks tomorrow night, I’ve decided to push it off a week. 
See the revised info below; I’ll create a new Facebook event as well:
Next Cohort meeting (#7)
Pick a Date: [...]

Read Full Post »

Cohort Meeting (#7) – Pick a Date

UPDATE: Well, not much response.  So, I’ve picked the date.  Thursday, 4/24 it is!
——
It’s time to meet again!
Last time there were only 2 of us… It was still a great time, but obviously, the more the merrier.
So for this time, I’m bringing democracy back and letting everyone vote for which day to meet. [...]

Read Full Post »

Next Meeting (#6)

We had a great time last meeting, discussing a bit of the first 2 chapters of A Generous Orthodoxy, but really just enjoying where the conversation branched out to from there.
I think that it was good to have a place to start (the book), but also good to not be dogmatic about it as a [...]

Read Full Post »

Meeting #5 – Reminder

This is just a reminder about our next meeting, coming up next week.
Next Cohort meeting (#5)
Date: Wednesday, 3/12
Time: 8pm-11pm
Location: Starbucks in Latham on Route 2 ( 549 Troy Schenectady Rd Latham, NY )
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=549+Troy+Schenectady+Rd%2C+Latham%2C+NY
Bring: A Generous Orthodoxy
See the last post for details on how much of the book to read before the [...]

Read Full Post »

What to read before the next meeting

In the last post, I announced that we’re going to try reading/discussing a book together: Brian McLaren’s A Generous Orthodoxy. I also said that I would follow up with more details on how much we should have read by the next meeting.
Let’s try to get through the first two chapters before the meeting:
Chapter 1: [...]

Read Full Post »