What is the Emerging Church?
Someone I recently met online asked me to explain to them what the emerging church is and where it came from. I posted my reply over at my own blog. Here is part of my response. If you are interested in my whole response you can read the rest of it here.
You asked what the emerging church is and where it came from. Let's see... it started in the mid-nineties with a handful of evangelical pastors and authors who started noticing a shift in our culture and began asking themselves how the church needed to change and adapt to remain relevant to this new culture. Initially the conversation revolved around "generational" differences, in other words, how to reach out the Gen Xers. But it soon became apparent that the shift was broader than just young people. Our entire culture (for the most part) had transitioned from a Modern to a Postmodern world over the past 40 years or so; so church leaders began asking themselves what church in a postmodern context would look like. Over the next decade three overlapping streams of the conversation gradually emerged...
Click here to read the rest of my response.
posted by Mike Clawson at 9:09 AM
3 Comments:
Sometimes I feel defining this is like trying to describe a television network and its history. You know... how it's different than all the other ones yet related to each.
I appreciated your explanation, Mike. I am interested in your response to Nick Price's questions.
Welcome Amy!
BTW, I love the list of interests on your profile page. I'm into all of that stuff too, except for scouting (though I grew up at a camp and love outdoorsy stuff). I think we'd get along.
I noticed you're in SCA. I'm part of a Medieval Combat Society here in my town called Belegarth. It's similar but more focused just on the fighting.
Peace,
-Mike
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