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Zoe in Lubbock

posted by Scot McKnight

LubTumble.jpgKris and I had never been to Lubbock TX, and one friend wrote to me that it resembles lunar landscape. We did see tumbleweed and we heard reports of a dust storm, but overall we thought Lubbock was a delightful place to be.

We had two long walks through some neighborhoods and the people at the Zoe Conference at Monterey Church of Christ were nothing short of extraordinary. Barry Stephens, the preacher at Monterey, and the ever-present Eric Noah-Wilson of Zoe (can’t find any pictures) were wonderful hosts. We have much in common with the Zoe folks and were glad to see Greg Taylor again. The folks at Monterey were so delightful and appreciative.


I spoke four times — from the book of James (including my plea to develop ministries for 20somethings) — about fearless faith. Highlights for us:

Meeting and hearing Randy Harris (of Abilene Christian University), who introduced us all to the word “bepissed,” and Mike Cope, both of whom are wonderful preachers with all kinds of wit and wisdom.

We got to spend time with Randy Gill (musician) and Ben Pickett and Brian Offutt and Aaron Dawson and Eric Opton. Great folks with real hearts for the church and mission. Got to meet Jim Martin’s friend Lynn Anderson, a pastor with two books about pastoral ministry (They Smell Like Sheep: Spiritual Leadership for the 21st Century
).

One more: Do you know Larry Mudd? Larry is a talented pastor-actor who creates one-act events that perform Biblical texts or characters. He (with Randy and Mike) did most of the Book of Revelation, and Larry’s acting out of John’s character was splendid. More about Larry soon on this blog.



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Carl Holmes

posted March 16, 2009 at 3:36 pm


Glad you got to Lubbock and had a good time. I used to go there monthly for business. Two different times I was stuck there for at least an extra day because of incredible dust storms. The planes could not take off and I was not the most keen on driving roads I dont know in a dust storm.
I agree there are some great people down there. To bad I was not in the church then or I probably would have met some of the people you saw there.



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AHH (Mom was a Texas Tech alum)

posted March 16, 2009 at 3:49 pm


Did you notice the armadillo sculpture on the airfield?
Denver has a demonic-looking blue horse as you drive up to the terminal, but I prefer Lubbock’s choice.



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Norm

posted March 16, 2009 at 8:28 pm


It’s great you had an opportunity to experience Lubbock.
We lived in there for a couple of years. As one many said, “it’s so flat you can stand on a tuna fish can and see for a hundred and fifty miles!” Once we moved to NC it took me a year to get all the dirt and dust out of our truck and car. Nevertheless…great people there!



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Scot McKnight

posted March 16, 2009 at 8:33 pm


I heard a joke about Lubbock, Norm.
If your dog runs away, you can watch him run for three days.
Who’s heard other Lubbock jokes?



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mark

posted March 17, 2009 at 11:08 am


Well, I’ve never been to Lubbock…but I’ve been to Zoe several times and was always greatly re-charged by the worship and messages.



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