Anyone know about a new group?

[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by Apocrypha

Its actually a pretty big group of folks with a wide diversity of views from the far far far far far left to the middle of the road folks.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerging_church

The emerging church (sometimes referred to as the emergent movement) is a Christian movement of the late 20th and early 21st century that crosses a number of theological boundaries: participants can be described as evangelical, post-evangelical, liberal, post-liberal, charismatic, neocharismatic and post-charismatic. Participants seek to live their faith in what they believe to be a "postmodern" society. Proponents of this movement call it a "conversation" to emphasize its developing and decentralized nature, its vast range of standpoints and its commitment to dialogue. What those involved in the conversation mostly agree on is their disillusionment with the organized and institutional church and their support for the deconstruction of modern Christian worship, modern evangelism, and the nature of modern Christian community.

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The emerging church favors the use of simple story and narrative. Members of the movement often place a high value on good works or social activism, sometimes including missional living or new monasticism.[citation needed] While some Evangelicals may emphasize eternal salvation, many in the emerging church emphasize the here and now.[citation needed]
Some have noted a difference between the terms "emerging" and "Emergent." Whilst emerging is a wider, informal, church-based, global movement, Emergent refers to an official organization, the Emergent Village, associated with Brian McLaren, and has also been called the "Emergent stream."[1]
Key themes of the emerging church are couched in the language of reform, Praxis-oriented lifestyles, Post-evangelical thought, and incorporation or acknowledgment of political and Postmodern elements.[2] Many of the movement's participants use terminology that originates from postmodern literary theory, social network theory, narrative theology, and other related fields.[citation needed]
Emerging churches can be found throughout the globe, predominantly in North America, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Africa. Some attend local independent churches or house churches[3][4] labelled "emerging" while others worship in traditional Christian denominations

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Many of those within the emerging church movement who do not closely identify with "emergent village" tend to avoid that organization's interest in radical theological reformulation and focus more on new ways of "doing church" and expressing their spirituality. Mark Driscoll, an early leader associated with the emerging church conversation, now distances himself from the "emergent thread."[12] Some observers consider the "emergent stream" to be one major part within the larger emerging church movement. This may be attributed to the stronger voice of the 'emergent' stream found in the US which contrasts the more subtle and diverse development of the movement in the UK, Australia and New Zealand over a longer period of time. As a result of the above factors, the use of correct vocabulary to describe a given participant in this movement can occasionally be awkward, confusing, or controversial. Key voices in the movement have been identified with Emergent Village, thus the rise of the nomenclature "emergent" to describe participants in the movement. Some people affiliated with the relational network called "Emergent Village" do not identify with the label "emergent".

But how does this conservative group of young preachers define emerging is what I meant to ask?

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"We have nothing to fear but fear itself!"

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by jfrog

And God?

And imaginary doctrines to chase after.

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

And imaginary doctrines to chase after.

You just had to go and quote me right before I deleted that!!!!

[Withdrawn]

Originally Posted by jfrog

And God?

It was more a statement about these groups. It's knee-jerk reactions to anything that they view as a threat... even when there's no consistent interpretation of what constitutes "emergent." What threat could possibly be posed to even the most ultra conservative groups by a man preaching in jeans and an untucked shirt? It's that "fear of outsiders" and the bold stance against anything that looks different than me that drives a lot of this. And unfortunately, in our little subculture, it's a very prominent driver.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by jfrog

You just had to go and quote me right before I deleted that!!!!

You gotta jump fast around here.

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by mizpeh

But how does this conservative group of young preachers define emerging is what I meant to ask?

Anyone that doesn't believe as they do?

[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Anyone that doesn't believe as they do?

That's what I was wondering. Are they using a label that is out there (and is used in a negative way by some) and place it on those that would not be considered "emerging" by those that invented the name?

I think it is more limited to those who once believed like they do but emerged out of their group and now believe differently on some things or maybe all things. Am I right?

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by mizpeh

That's what I was wondering. Are they using a label that is out there (and is used in a negative way by some) and place it on those that would not be considered "emerging" by those that invented the name?

I think it is more limited to those who once believed like they do but emerged out of their group and now believe differently on some things or maybe all things. Am I right?

I believe you are correct.

[Digging4Truth]

It all just goes to prove once again.... Bandwagons are FUN!!!!!!!!!!!