Anthony Bradley - Bringing Some Old School Funk

I've really liked Anthony Bradley since I heard him speak at the Reform and Resurge Conference in Seattle in '06. I liked him even more after hanging out in the back of a hotel ballroom in Atlanta during the 2006 PCA General Assembly.

I've thought Anthony is an important voice in the continuing conversation called the Gospel - particularly because of his concern about what the church has done and is doing to men - the image in your head should be Jackie Sherrill castrating a bull.

If you don't think this is a serious issue in the church, check out what Anthony has to say about why more than a few guys in their 20s and 30s want to die - literally. And then read this as just a reminder that more than a few men have grown up completely smothered by their mothers.

Oh, and then for grins and giggles, read what Anthony posted over at the World Magazine blog about the role that growing up in a conservative suburban evangelical church may have played in leading Matthew Murray to go on a shooting spree in Colorado recently. I'm not going to lie to you - I spend alot of time with students at UGA who haven't gotten to where Murray was, but they're pissed off and confused because what they got growing up in church was something other than or in addition to Jesus and it's done nothing but jack up their world. And like Murray, more than a few guys that I know who don't fit the 'influential, extroverted, key guy' stereotype that many churches and ministries target live with a lot of  bitterness and flat-out anger that they don't know what to do with.  Massive problem.

And here's one last post from Anthony - his net worth is somewhere in the neighborhood of $-50,000. I post that only because I'm swimming in the same financially choppy water - $40,000 of student loans will do that to you. For me and Lindsey, that means we're starting our own Total Money Makeover thanks to Dave Ramsey - we'll keep you posted.

Comments

[andy]

i just perused all of his stuff and I like this guy a lot!

[Matt Adair]

You absolutely - and I mean abso-freakin'-lutely - have to go and listen to Anthony's session at the 2006 Reform and Resurge conference. And while you're there, go ahead and check out the talks that Darren Patrick and Matt Chandler gave...oh what the heck, listen to everything on there. Driscoll was Driscoll; Keller was Keller; Josh Harris was very good and I loved hearing Eric Mason for the first time. Oh, and Stetzer was great, too.

http://www.theresurgence.com/reform_resurge_conference_2006

[andy]

just in case i needed more to listen to...but i will.

[Matt Adair]

Drop everything else...I mean it.

[andy]

you win. it was awesome