Emerging Church

How to talk to an evangelical

Scot McKnight turns the tables and suggests some ways that those in the emerging movement might talk to evangelicals. These two are my favorite: …don’t engage evangelicalism by reducing evangelical theology to

Nine core practices of the emerging church

From Emerging Churches, a book I’m currently reading. Nice summary here. 1. Identifying with Jesus (and his way of life) 2. Transforming secular space (overcoming the secular/sacred split) 3. Living as

Emergent Christian/Jewish Leaders Meeting

So what do you do if you disagree on an issue? I like what happened when Doug Pagitt announced an Emergent Christian/Jewish Leaders Meeting. It’s hard to replicate all the dynamics

If Those Who Reach Could Touch

One of my favorite book titles is If Those Who Reach Could Touch by Gordon and Gail MacDonald. It’s about our need for relationships, and our inability to enjoy the type of