The Ooze (website)
The Ooze.Com is a Christian website which draws 150,000 unique monthly visitors from 90 countries. The site is self-designed and maintained by Christian author and former pastor at the 10,000-member Mariner's Church, Spencer Burke, who launched the magazine from Spencer's garage.[1]
Ooze writers reflect changes in global church culture, offering commentary that doesn't stop short of critique. This has earned the site a controversial reputation amongst Christian leaders[specify] and extensive news coverage, including reports by the Toledo Blade,[2] Miami Herald[3][dead link], the Los Angeles Times,[4] Christian Science Monitor,[5] the South Florida Sun Sentinel[6] and the Seattle Post Intelligencer [7][dead link]
Visitors can comment on articles and attend the annual Ooze event, called Soularize.
Related books
- A Heretics Guide to Eternity by Spencer Burke
- Out of the Ooze: Unlikely Love Letters to the Church from Beyond the Pew by Spencer and a number of contributing authors, including Alan Hartung, Bob Hyatt, Sarah Raymond Cunningham, Andrew Jones, John O'Keefe and Lisa Delay.
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
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{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Miami Herald". Retrieved 2016-5-22
- ^ Kang, K. Connie (2004-08-14). "These Christians Radically Rethink What a Church Is". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ Lampman, Jane (2002-10-31). "Reinventing church". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ "Archives: Sun-Sentinel - VARIED%20VIEWPOINTS". pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22. (Subscription required)
- ^ "Churches".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) Seattle Post Intelligencer Retrieved 2016-5-22