Emerging church discussion panel...
For those interested in this thing called "emerging church," wherever you might be coming from, here's a good video as an introduction for you. I'll be posting on my blog about this video soon, so maybe we can compare reflections there. Here's the link; http://tinyurl.com/c2fovd
Tony Jones is already talking about it on his blog at Beliefnet, and I've posted my initial reflections in the conversation there;http://tinyurl.com/d8nfv7
I'd encourage you to watch the video and join in. While I don't agree with some significant positions Tony has developed, I was completely impressed by his integrity, passion, and commitment in this panel. And Scot McKnight as well.
Kevin DeYoung, on the other hand, should be ashamed of himself and should publicly repent for his ill-advised book "Why we're not Emergent." I don't expect him to, though, because he's getting plenty of backslaps in the conservative right community for it. A community, I should add, that loves drawing huge generalizations and massive stereotypes of people unlike them. In other words, a perpetuation of unwise distinctions that lead to masses of evangelicals being unwise stereotypers. And when they engage in that sort of behavior, that lack of wisdom obscures some of their solid, Biblical teachings that our culture needs to hear and see lived out.
Nate
Tony Jones is already talking about it on his blog at Beliefnet, and I've posted my initial reflections in the conversation there;http://tinyurl.com/d8nfv7
I'd encourage you to watch the video and join in. While I don't agree with some significant positions Tony has developed, I was completely impressed by his integrity, passion, and commitment in this panel. And Scot McKnight as well.
Kevin DeYoung, on the other hand, should be ashamed of himself and should publicly repent for his ill-advised book "Why we're not Emergent." I don't expect him to, though, because he's getting plenty of backslaps in the conservative right community for it. A community, I should add, that loves drawing huge generalizations and massive stereotypes of people unlike them. In other words, a perpetuation of unwise distinctions that lead to masses of evangelicals being unwise stereotypers. And when they engage in that sort of behavior, that lack of wisdom obscures some of their solid, Biblical teachings that our culture needs to hear and see lived out.
Nate
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