we moved: a.k.a. we're legit. :)
08.14.2009 08:56 PM
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somehow in the excitement of finally getting it up and running, i forgot to tell all the fine people here on this temp site that we actually became legit and got a real website. :)
so, if you want to know all the sordid details about eikon, you can now do that at www.eikonthechurch.com.
see you there!
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the 90/10 principle
07.14.2009 04:22 PM
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sunday night (july 19), we'll be having our second ever public eikon gathering. specifically, it's an informational meeting at vino's at 6 p.m. it's really the must-attend event if you've had absolutely any interest in what we're doing with eikon. if you're teetering between going and not going, let me tell you about the 90/10 principle
in the late 40's, a dutch mathematician named hans freudenthal developed the 90/10 principle. in response to the world wars, mathematicians from around the world scrambled to make sense of global dynamics in terms of equations and numbers. his numerical theory set off a chain of events that put into motion a chaotic freefall into global anarchy.
ok, so maybe i just made all that up... :)
but if it makes you feel any better, the 90/10 principle is also just made up. sorta. let me explain.
for those who are, in fact, teetering on whether or not to attend, let me offer this principle that i've come up with to express the importance of attendance on sunday night.
whereas the first gathering we had (the cookout) was simply intended to be relational, introductory and informal, this meeting—while incorporating some of the same elements as the cookout—is intended to be information-driven. this meeting will tell you the who, what, when, where, why & how of eikon. everything you could possibly want to know (for the most part) will be discussed in some way at this meeting. additionally, we'll be having a q&a time at the end just in case we didn't answer the questions you might have.
so, what's the 90/10 principle and what's it got to do with this?
this is the kind of meeting that even if you're 90% sure you don't have any interest in eikon, it's worth it to come with your 10% "maybe" feelings to hear what we're doing. a meeting like this will do one of a few things. first, it could confirm your 90% disinterest. it could tell you your suspicions were correct. second, it could reverse your feelings. the 90% disinterest may become the 90% interest. finally, it may not completely confirm it or completely reverse it, but it may simply change the ratio. maybe your 90% becomes 50% or 25% or 70%.
any one of these things may be the case, but you'll never know unless you come. :)
so, hopefully we'll see you sunday night at vino's! if you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment or shoot me an email (eikon [at] beingryanbyrd [dot] com).
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eikon informational meeting!
07.04.2009 03:40 PM
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i'm very excited to (finally) be able to tell you guys about our next eikon shindig. after the success of last month's cookout, on sunday, july 19 at 6:00 p.m., we'll be having an informational meeting at vino's.
there's two reasons you might want to come to this meeting:
1. if you've ever wanted to know anything about this whole eikon thing, you don't want to miss this meeting. during our time together, we'll talk about the who, what, where, when, why & how of eikon. whereas it's difficult to distill the totality of information into an hour or so, we really think this meeting should give a very clear picture of what we're trying to do with this new faith community.
OR...
2. if you really love calzones, pizza and pale ale from vino's, this meeting's for you. :) even if you couldn't care less about this church thing, you can certainly just come hang out with us, grab some pizza & a beer and meet a few new people. and who knows, maybe while you're there you'll hear something that resonates with you.
either way, it's a great time to come hang out with us. if there was ever a time to jump in on this eikon thing, this meeting would be it. whereas the cookout was very laid back and cookout-ish (you like that?... cookoutish...), this meeting will be very much information-driven (although we'll definitely take a good 45 minutes or so of just hanging out and eating dinner together).
we'd love for you to help us spread the word. there's several things you can do:
1. tell your friends about it.
2. email a link to this blog post.
3. direct them to our facebook page and/or the facebook event page.
4. tell them about our twitter, where there will be updated information.
5. tell them to call or email ryan to hear some more about what's going on.
6. send them to our website. while it's not much right now, it will give them a launching point to other relevant information.
we hope to see you there and hope to meet quite a few new people. see you in a couple weeks!
a couple more cookout details
06.04.2009 06:48 PM
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a couple weeks ago, as most of you have probably seen, i announced here on the blog that we're having our first ever gathering for eikon. this coming sunday night (june 7), we'll be hosting a cookout at our house.
we're really excited about it and we know we have a lot of people planning on coming out. let me again emphasize that this will not be a worship service or really any kind of "churchy" sort of thing. this will simply be a very laid back cookout. we won't ask people to fill stuff out. we won't be doing any kind of speaking or anything. there won't be any kind of weird "getting to know you" kind of stuff. it will just be a chance to meet a few new people and get a sense of all the other people that have been hearing all the same things as you about eikon church.
we'll kick things off at 5 p.m. for those of you with children under 5, we'll be offering free child care in our home, provided by a great friend who's the mother of three (so she sorta knows what she's doing). :) to see a map to our house, click here (we're the house directly next to the empress bed & breakfast). to be more exact, our address is 2118 s. louisiana st in little rock (governor's mansion district).
as one final note of clarification, we'll be having the cookout directly behind our house in a garden type of space that is owned by the empress bed & breakfast (so, in other words, not actually in our house). you can park in our driveway or on the street and then enter the garden space by walking behind our house (down our driveway, through the gate and then to the left). we should have basic signs pointing the way.
if you have questions, feel free to call me (ryan) at 501.551.8118 or shoot me an email at eikon [at] beingryanbyrd [dot] com.
we're really excited about the cookout, so we definitely hope you come out. see you sunday night!
eikon cookout!
05.21.2009 08:52 PM
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after months of planning and organizing, i'm very excited to announce that, on sunday, june 7, eikon will have its first ever public gathering. christen and i will be having a cookout at our house. we have a kind of cool garden type space behind our house, so that should be a good place to hang out, meet some new people and have some burgers and some beers.
let me emphasize that this will not be a worship service or really any kind of "churchy" sort of thing. this will simply be a very laid back cookout. we won't ask people to fill stuff out. we won't be doing any kind of speaking or anything. there won't be any kind of weird "getting to know you" kind of stuff. it will just be a chance to meet a few new people and get a sense of all the other people that have been hearing all the same things as you about eikon church.
we'll kick things off at 5 p.m. and we'll wrap things up around 8 p.m. for those of you with children under 5, we'll be offering free child care in our home. to see a map to our house, click here (we're the house directly next to the empress bed & breakfast). to be more exact, our address is 2118 s. louisiana st in little rock.
so, we're very excited about the cookout, so we definitely hope you come out! this will be the soft launch for the church, so we'll have much more information in the coming weeks.
on another big note, we're very close to launch the real deal eikon website. in the next couple days, we'll have some temporary stuff up on the site, but the fully site should be up and running in the next 2-3 weeks. so, be looking out for more info on that.
alright, mark your calendars for the cookout. if you have questions, feel free to call me (ryan) at 501.551.8118 or shoot me an email at eikon [at] beingryanbyrd [dot] com. see you in a couple weeks!
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meet eikon.
01.19.2009 09:53 PM
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hey everybody, this is ryan. i'm the pastor of eikon church. i'd like to welcome you to the temporary web home of eikon. eikon is a new kind of faith community that is forming in little rock. we're convinced that there's a young, creative, emerging community here in little rock that desires to do church in a new and relevant and engaging and creative way. that's why we're putting together this thing called eikon.
here on this blog, you'll find out about all things eikon. from core values to leadership to gathering times to theology, this will be the place to learn how to get connected and stay connected.
right now, in the very early phases of development, i ask you to do a few things.
1. check back regularly. i hope to update very regularly—much like my personal blog.2. subscribe to the rss feed. you'll find a graphic over in the sidebar with an orange eikon. if you click on that, it will give you some subscription options. this will help you stay extra-connected.3. follow on us twitter. this will be the place where you can find the lastest information before people even see it on the blog (usually). (again, look for the graphic in the sidebar.)4. shoot me an email for more information. as the site evolves, i'll begin to add more and more content. in the meantime, you can send an email requesting more information. you can find me at eikon (at) beingryanbyrd (dot) com.5. tell someone about what we're doing who you think might be interested. we know they're out there, so you can be a partner in helping us spread the word.6. most importantly, think about getting involved. we reallywantneed you. seriously. i'm gonna be pretty bored if i'm the only one who's a part of this "community." yeah, a community of one kinda sucks, so we need you.
alright, so we hope you stay connected here on the blog. subscribe, follow us on twitter, tell a friend. repeat.
