Tag Archives: emergent

defining emergence

Posted on October 1, 2008 by andre

browsing the ooze blog I cam e across a link to this site which has compiled an extensive list of online definitions of the emerging church i wonder as i wander: what is the emerging/missional/monastic/ multicultural/postmodern church anyway?.

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the power of what if

Posted on May 29, 2008 by andre

One of the most powerful lessons learned in my recent diversity training with Steve Robbins is the power of asking the question, what if? I have applied that learning to the recent conversations about race and the emergent ( not … Continue reading →

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an undiscovered voice in the conversation

Posted on May 8, 2008 by andre

Recently i discovered a voice in the emergent conversation that I was not aware of, melvin bray. His bio reads I  am a professional speaker and aspiring author. I am contributing the chapter “Reading the Prophets for Justice: How can … Continue reading →

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toward a missional future

Posted on November 26, 2006 by andre

emergent, new monastic, emerging, organic, ancient future, missional church. I haven’t been completely comfortable with any of these current labels for evolving ways of being the church. As I have been re-imagining what it means to be a follower of Jesus in … Continue reading →

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emerging church dead end?

Posted on November 20, 2006 by andre

It may be self serving but I am encouraged when I see others speaking out for a post emergent future for the emerging church. Here is a snippet of a review from a talk given by Jason Clark titled The Emerging … Continue reading →

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Slice of Laodicea: on the rampage again

Posted on August 10, 2006 by andre

 I just noticed that Slice of Laodicea:  is on the rampage again wiith their/his particular perspective on Christianity, recently he has attacked Christians doing yoga, Rob Bell, Willow Creek, and now all things emergenct in a critique of Anne Lamott for endorsing a … Continue reading →

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post emergence is no fluke!

Posted on May 23, 2006 by andre

In my recent web browsing of things emergent. I came across some posts that suggest that my post emergent perspective is not a fluke. Jaimie Smith of Generous Orthodoxy ThinkTank: Emergent Reflections Post-Divergent points out several distinctions he recently experienced … Continue reading →

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Emergence and the Da Vinci Code: Do Stories Matter?

Posted on May 16, 2006 by andre

Kruse Kronicle: writes an interesting critique of the emergent conversation with regard to the Da Vinci Code and treatment of story in general. Here’s a quote Yet for Emergent types, of all people, to flippantly dismiss concerns about events like … Continue reading →

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a new kind of christianity on CBS news

Posted on April 13, 2006 by andre

Here is a link to a video of the CBS news piece about the emergent church including a brief piece with McLaren see here

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Brian McLaren and the secret message of jesus

Posted on April 12, 2006 by andre

Thanks to Elizabeth Potter for a heads up on this MCLAREN ON CBS EVENING NEWS. Emergent-church leader and The Secret Message of Jesus (W Publishing/Nelson) author Brian McLaren will be featured in a series on faith this week on CBS Evening News. The … Continue reading →

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