Announcing the Eighth Letter Synchroblog

September 12, 2010 Rachel Held Evans

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a letter to the Church entitled “Let’s Build Bigger Banquet Tables,” and I mentioned that my letter was just one of many being composed all across North America as part of theEighth Letter project.

To help compile these letters, I’m teaming up with Ian McLaren and Chris Lewis to host The Eighth Letter Synchroblog, which will take place September 12-18 (this week!) across the Web.

To participate, take the following steps:

1. Write a letter to the North American Church, sharing what you believe is the most pressing message to Christians living in this culture.

2. Post the letter on your blog, linking to Eighth Letter (http://eighthletter.com) and the synchroblog (http://rachelheldevans.com/8th-letter-synch.) Feel free to use the image above. If you tweet, use #8thletter.

3. Let me know when your post is up and I’ll add a link to your letter here. (You can simply leave a comment after this post or you can contact me directly; just be sure to include your name and a link.)

We will be updating this post as the letters come in, so keep checking back. My prayer is that out of a multitude of different voices we will find harmony…and hope for moving forward as a unified church.

The Letters

Jonathan Brink: Return To Love

Michael Mercer (imonk): A Letter to the North American Church

Sarah Askins: Removing the Make-Up of Perfection

Alise Wright: My Letter to North American Churches

Alan Ward: Alan’s Epistle to the Church in North America

Blue Collard Daughter: More Walk, Less Talk

Amanda Mac: To the Church in North America, Canada

David Henson: A Good Death

John Armstrong: My Letter to the North American Church

Rachel Held Evans: Let's Build Bigger Banquet Tables

Chad Holtz: The Church is a Whore (But She's My Mother)