David Eagle

I'm a pastor, a father, a teacher, and a follower. Please note that the opinions expressed in this blog are my own, and not necessarily those of the church that I serve.

As a pastor in the Mennonite Brethren church, my experience is shaped by a community of people who followed their convictions in spite of the fact that they challenged the religio-political status quo. Yet the historical memory of my tradition is fading, in favour of the voices of imperialistic visions of a new Canadian Christendom.

Sadly, these strident calls for the promotion of black and white theology, aggressive consumer-based recruitment, and an ignorance of the captivity of North Americans to the gods of consumerism and comfort have spawned an equal and opposite reaction in the so-called mainline church.

And so in Canada today, the church is deeply divided by the left and the right; the evangelical and the mainline; and the gay and the straight. My hope is that from these places of deep division something new, unseen and unexpected might be born that offers a way beyond these polarities. This is why I've chosen the name khora - khora is the place of absolute nothingness from which something new may be born.

I am attempting to place waypoints and markers in the vast Canadian theological wilderness that points towards this new birthing. My major conversation partners come from the postmodern, missional, and emergent conversations. Khora attempts to chart this journey through the context of pastoral ministry, all the while staying attuned to the voices from the unseen places.