The best idea to come down the pipes of the Emergent/Missional/Post-Evangelical community in quite some time. That's right, it's the Missional Facebook, also known as Missional Tribe . As far as I'm aware, it's the first social networking site specifically for the Emergent/Missional/Post-Evangelical set. Wanna connect with the likes of Brother Maynard (of Subversive Influence fame), Andrew Jones (of Tall Skinny Kiwi fame), Frank Viola (of Pagan Christianity and Reimagining Church fame... Read Full Story
If you're looking for objective criteria, rhyme or reason to this list, rest assured that there is none. Some of the posts were included for their impact. Some for their humor. Some for their beauty. Some for their wisdom. Some were by Emergers. Some were about Emergers. Some were by Emergers about Emergers... In other words, there were no hard-and-fast rules. Kinda like "The Movement Formerly Known as Emergent" (See Post No. 1). So without further adieu, MY list of the top 10 Emergent... Read Full Story
Still stuck in '08 reflection mode here. I know most of you have moved on. Bear with me. I'm a little slow these days. I can't get over the fact that we in the Emergent/Missional/Post-Evangelical community haven't been able to come up with some down-to-earth, man-on-the-street-level definitions for some key concepts. I mean, you can't ask every person curious about this whole movement to take a few months/years and catch up with the conversation to date. We're gonna have to come up with some... Read Full Story
I've got the big picture now. I've immersed myself in getting the big picture for some years. And I think I've got it. Not got it, but, you know, I get it. It's about God's plan to save the world , not just me. I get it. I'm not to sit back content with my ticket to heaven. This is a missional thing. Thy kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven. Life after life after death. I get it. Unity. No finger-pointing. Its not an us-versus-them thing. We're all in this together. One family. One... Read Full Story
From my friends and brothers and sisters in the Lord at Lighthouse Trails
G12 Master Plan Could Expose Thousands of Nazarenes to Contemplative/Emerging Spirituality
“Training Today’s Leaders for Tomorrow’s Churches” is the motto for New Church Specialties , a Christian consulting organization that largely reaches Nazarenes. But New Church Specialties and the affiliated New Church University (where pastors and leaders are mentored and trained) are a conduit for the new spirituality... Read Full Story
This week, two topics dominated the small slice of the blogosphere on which I keep an eye: the economic bailout plan and the imminent demise of "Emerging Church" or "Emergent." If you're unaware of the "economic bailout plan" issue, then welcome back from your tropical vacation. Too many great posts on the issue to link to, but this one's my favorite . If you're unaware of the Emerging/Emergent issue, Christianity Today blogger Url Scaramanga wrote an article called R.I.P. Emerging Church... Read Full Story
Lotta buzz generated by the Top 10 Emergent/Missional/Post-Evangelical Blog Posts of 2008 . TSK's shout-out didn't hurt. Not too many dissenting voices out there, as far as I've heard, so I might've hit the nail on the head for once. The natural next question is, "How do I get my post listed in the Top 10 Emergent/Missional/Post-Evangelical Blog Posts of 2009 ?" Good question. Here's some pointers that I gleaned while looking at the posts that made the '08 List : 10. Give an example of the... Read Full Story
New article from one of the featured speakers on the Concerned Nazarene DVD Pastor Gary Gilley.
Gary is a friend and brother in the Lord and was critical to the success of our DVD in turning people back toward Gods Word.
Here is the article-
Emergent spokesman Brian McLaren calls for the evangelical community to get over its love affair with certainty. He writes, “Drop any affair you may have with certainty, proof, argument – and replace it with dialogue, conversation, intrigue, and... Read Full Story
On the eve of New Year's Eve (or New Year's Eve Eve, if you prefer), I made a few predictions about Emergent/Missional/Post-Evangelical in 2009 and asked my readers to vote on the likelihood of each one (oh, BTW, I've finally decided to use "Missional" rather than "Emergent/Missional/Post-Evangelical" in '09; even though I like the inclusivity of the latter term, and I'm gonna have to go back and re-arrange some Tags, etc., I was starting to come down with a mild case of carpal tunnel... Read Full Story
I mentioned the other day that there were not too many dissenting voices around the blogosphere concerning my Top 10 Emergent/Missional/Post-Evangelical Blog Posts of 2008 . Then I came across this comment over at Emerging Women : Top 10 blog posts of 2008 and only 1 woman blogger. Really? You've got to be kidding me ... I was convicted. In my defense, though, I did mention in the post that the list was my list, completely subjective and having no solid criteria other than my own personal... Read Full Story
