Emerging Churches 2.0
wow, this is such a slow series. I've decided to plug away despite my tardiness. [In school I was always the last kid out of the locker room.] I am continuing the look into Emerging Churches by Gibbs and Bolger. I will start with a great quote:
so if you were still wondering what this book is about, there it is.
I've decided to segment the chapters more so I don't have one massive post for each chapter.
"The emerging church is being willing to take the red pill, going down the rabbit hole, and enjoying the ride. It is Dorothy not in Kansas anymore yet finding her way home. It is Superman braving kryptonite to embrace Krypton. It is sight seeking wider vision, relationships seeking expanded embrace, and spirituality seeking holistic practice. it's a "road of desination" where Christ followers, formerly of divergent pasts, are meeting up in the missional present and moving togetther toward God's future."Karen Ward, Church of the Apostles, Seattle"(pg 27)
The also point out that they found that emerging churches are not only youth churches and to equate them to that would we would be missing the point(pg28). they are communities of belivers that emerge from postmodern cultures. They are trying to follow Jesus in the place and time they are living. The go on to say that when dismantling occures many se that as a hatered, or atleast a lack of love for the church. This is a missread also(pg28). Some may see commentary on the church to be simply compalaining, but it's really part of stripping the church down to the essential elements that can transend cultural divide between modern and postmodern.
on Page 29 it seems they are letting us in on the why behind this book
"This present work seeks to present the key tenets of emerging church to a wider audiecen, tho those who man be awarae of it developement as well as to those who have some notion of significant changes afoot and are seeking further information and clarification. To those who are aware of, or count themselves a part of , the emerging church, it is our hope that this work will illuminate the familar, giving words to those who have an intuitive understanding that has yet to mature into critical reflection"
so if you were still wondering what this book is about, there it is.
I've decided to segment the chapters more so I don't have one massive post for each chapter.
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Glad I found this blog. Sounds interesting indeed! Hope there is more frequent updates in the future.
BE blessed!
Steve
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