Writings and Talks

Writing

Troy Bronsink is an intellectual who loves to think out loud and is an attentive listener. He’s culture-savvy, not in the Perez Hilton sense, but in the art, music and politics sense. He’s as comfortable discussing Thom Yorke of Radiohead as he is Thomas the Apostle… He’s a round table man in a podium world.” - Creative Loafing, Atlanta announcing Troy as Atlanta’s 6th Least Influential Person

“The Art of Emergence”

Chapter in An Emergent Manifesto of Hope

(Baker Emersion: 2007)

“Where Are We Now”

Interview with Becky Garrison in Rising From the Ashes: Rethinking Church

(Seabury Books, 2007).

The Advent Community and the Emergence of God’s Dreams for Creation

Article published in both Lectionary Homiletics and The Communique Online Journal

Troy was interviewed recently in the online journal,

Everyday Liturgy’s issue on Wendell Berry, entitled

“The Art of Being in Atlanta“

Troy has a forthcoming article in Fuller Theological Seminary’s Fall 2008 issue of “Theology Thoughts and News.”

Talks

Troy is the kind of leader and teacher that brings fresh energy and vision to the life of the church. His balance of thoughtful intellect and passionate love for God and the people of God is both invigorating and contagious.”- Rev. Liz Forney, Artist, Spiritual Director

Troy showed us how to understand the demographics of our surrounding community and how to hold current realities alongside the timeless message of scripture. With his leadership we were able to reflect and consider our congregation’s mission in a new way.” -Recent Participant of Congregational Workshop at Oglethorpe Presbyterian Church

Topics that Troy Talks About:

Joining the Art of God.
Being God’s Art- practices of awareness, lamentation, emulation, and enthronement.
Bring God’s Commissioned Artist- the verb of “churching” by joining God as a co-creator and by disciplining yourself for the art of missional living.
Re-understanding the Reformed Order of Worship as a Narrative Progression.
Introductory lay-surveys of postmodernism in contemporary culture.
Introductory lay-surveys of the cooperation between ethics, aesthetics, and orthopraxy.
Historical survey of Contemporary Christian Music and its influence on mainline and evangelical churches.

Troy also facilitates spiritual direction workshops, retreat breakout groups about Emergent Village, and Presbymergent, as well as supply preaches.

Down Load Audio of Some Talks

Life Across the Tracks Emergent PodCast (episode 1): Troy Bronsink and Melvin Bray interview Ryan and Holly Sharp of the Cobalt Season
Life Across the Tracts Emergent PodCast (episode 2): Troy Bronsink and Melvin Bray interview Atlanta jazz hip-hop artist, Eugene IV
Nick and Josh PodCast: Troy Bronsink interview
Church as Art Consulting: Discussions with Shilo United Methodist Church
Sustainable Faith: On the Art of Adaptive Re-use
What is “Missional” to a Presbymergent audience? Sunday School Class at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Atlanta.

2008 Speaking Dates

Deep Shift, Charlotte, NC: February 1
A Sustainable Faith, Tampa, FL: February 2-3
Youth Ministry Leadership Initiative, Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA: March 7-8
Church Unbound, Montreat, NC: June 1-4
DOOR missionweek events, Atlanta , GA: June and July
Re:Connect Atlanta, GA: July 1-4
Beloved Community: From Spiritual Formation to Action, Grant Park, GA: October 10-11