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Ray Oldenburg bemoans the decline of the Great Good Place in American cities

jeffkellylowenstein3 wrote 2 weeks ago: Ray Oldenburg makes a passionate plea for public spaces where people gather. What does this mean in … more →

Tags: sociology books, Bob Yovovich, the great good place, Third Place, Hangouts, Jim Peters, Responsible Hospitality Institute

Finding Third Spaces

davidsheffield wrote 1 month ago: The Wiersma farm has become a friendly gathering place where hard work, creative ideas and homegrown … more →

Tags: Wiersma, third space, the link, Grassroots, lively conversation

Third places

ashleytan wrote 1 month ago: I just read about the concept of “third places” and am only just formulating thoughts on … more →

Tags: Third Places

The Third Place9 comments

noemi717 wrote 3 months ago: The Third Place It’s currently 10:23 in the morning and I’m making this blog at Mrs. Fie … more →

Tags: Weeklies, army of davids, baker's passion, Bellagio Square, Glenn Reynolds, kido manga, kopiroti, McDo United Nations, Mrs. Fields United Nations

Beer as Rhetoric's Condition of Possibility

Hercules Celticus wrote 4 months ago: Today, President Obama hosts the now infamous beer date with Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates and … more →

Tags: The History of Rhetoric, social change, Barack Obama, Beer, beer diplomacy, beer summit, Henry Louis Gates, James Crowley, Public Space

the end of the Third Place Church model- On Ray Oldenburg's dream

senseijfk wrote 5 months ago: Ray Oldenburg, the sociologist who famously coined the phrase “third places, or “great g … more →

Tags: Existential Musings, Theology, Books, pastoral vocation, Secular, Sociology

third place3 comments

levonisagoodman wrote 6 months ago: Ashley got the job at the Grey Dog’s Coffee.  She’s 1 for 1 as far walk-ins go.  I won … more →

Tags: Music, Work, Elton John, Ashley, uncertainty, New York City, consumerism, Simple living, starbucks

The Third Place5 comments

Paul Foster wrote 8 months ago: I’ve got one more thought and question to pose from the book I’ve been reading. I finish … more →

Tags: Cheers, Connect, Howard Schultz, relationship, Third Place

Bowling Alone and the Great Good Place1 comment

smilingldsgirl wrote 8 months ago: In my last post I mentioned how inspired I felt by Glenn Beck’s new 9/12 initiative.  Normally … more →

Tags: Pondering, change, happiness, Arts and Entertainment, Poetry/Literature, Politics, Books, Random, glenn beck

My personal history of the public sphere‏

severalfourmany wrote 1 year ago: Mon 8/18/08 12:15 PM For Dewey the Public is an associated group often centered on some kind of acti … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Journalism, Education, Politics, Hannah Arendt, Jürgen Habermas, John Dewey, richard rorty

Relevant Ministry Response #2 - Creating A Covenant Community (Part 1 of 3)8 comments

Ed Bahler wrote 1 year ago: The air is crispy this morning and the landscape is exploding with color, putting a spring in my ste … more →

Tags: Evolving Culture, "Relevant" ministry, Three Relevant Ministry Responses, Third Place, Connecting, digital age, Relationships, Work, social isolation

Third Places: Not Only An Opportunity, But A Responsibility 4 comments

Ed Bahler wrote 1 year ago: We’ve talked often here about cultural isolation and the gnawing need for connection. Here … more →

Tags: Evolving Culture, Intentional Facilities, "Relevant" ministry, Aspen Group, Church Responsibility, connection, Cultural Isolation, Michael Trent, Ministry

social web architectures / physical architectures. different rules of communication.2 comments

natehill wrote 1 year ago: Thank you to Andrea Mercado for the kind words she wrote about Catch and Release in her blog. Heads … more →

Tags: Public libraries, space and architecture, Media Ecology, social web, Web 2.0, andrea mercado, david lankes, Robert Putnam, lewis feldstein

"Sometimes you want to go, where everybody knows your name"5 comments

furtherupfurtherin wrote 2 years ago: I am still reading, “The Gospel According to Starbucks” by Leonard Sweet.  Until this we … more →

Tags: Devotional, Fellowship Baptist Church, Leonard Sweet, Cheers, THe Gospel According to Starbucks, human connectedness, church


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