Comments on: Back to the Emerging church http://www.steveaddison.net/2006/03/23/back-to-the-emerging-church.html Steve Addison's blog about movements for the renewal and expansion of the church. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:35:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Andrew http://www.steveaddison.net/2006/03/23/back-to-the-emerging-church.html#comment-464 Andrew Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:22:34 +0000 http://www.steveaddison.net/2006/03/23/back-to-the-emerging-church.html#comment-464 I've just finished it and agree with Alan's comments. It is a great book and a description of what's going on for thse of us who have observed and wondered. It's limitation is that it is limited to the US and UK (and intentionally states this due to the limitations of time and money). But is is refreshing to see younger Christians' freely questioning some of the assumptions about church and rather then walking away, trying something different. I’ve just finished it and agree with Alan’s comments. It is a great book and a description of what’s going on for thse of us who have observed and wondered. It’s limitation is that it is limited to the US and UK (and intentionally states this due to the limitations of time and money). But is is refreshing to see younger Christians’ freely questioning some of the assumptions about church and rather then walking away, trying something different.

]]> By: Alan Hirsch http://www.steveaddison.net/2006/03/23/back-to-the-emerging-church.html#comment-455 Alan Hirsch Sun, 26 Mar 2006 06:30:51 +0000 http://www.steveaddison.net/2006/03/23/back-to-the-emerging-church.html#comment-455 I think this is a really good book. Best desription of emerging church (in its narrow sense) available. More a description of what we in Oz might call the 'alternative worship movement.' Where it is lacking is that it fails to describe the other movements that make up what I prefer to call the 'emerging missional movement', namely, the whole organic/simple church phenomenon as well as the 'missional church' discussion. I think we need the three together to make the whole thing tick. I think this is a really good book. Best desription of emerging church (in its narrow sense) available. More a description of what we in Oz might call the ‘alternative worship movement.’ Where it is lacking is that it fails to describe the other movements that make up what I prefer to call the ‘emerging missional movement’, namely, the whole organic/simple church phenomenon as well as the ‘missional church’ discussion. I think we need the three together to make the whole thing tick.

]]> By: e. http://www.steveaddison.net/2006/03/23/back-to-the-emerging-church.html#comment-451 e. Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:40:30 +0000 http://www.steveaddison.net/2006/03/23/back-to-the-emerging-church.html#comment-451 I heard Ryan Bolger talk in a few Fuller classes about this book before it came out. He noted nine characteristics of Emerging Churches in the U.S. and U.K. BUT, he emphasized that all the churches they visited and interviewed did NOT display all nine characteristics. Some had some of them, some didn't. I believe he DID say that the first three or four were common to all churches they visited. Here are the nine: 01 Following Jesus and His Model 02 Transforming the Secular Realm 03 Living Highly Communal Lives 04 Welcoming Outsiders 05 Sharing Generously 06 Participating Fully 07 Creating 08 Leading Without Control 09 Functioning Together in Spiritual Activities I heard Ryan Bolger talk in a few Fuller classes about this book before it came out. He noted nine characteristics of Emerging Churches in the U.S. and U.K. BUT, he emphasized that all the churches they visited and interviewed did NOT display all nine characteristics. Some had some of them, some didn’t.

I believe he DID say that the first three or four were common to all churches they visited. Here are the nine:

01 Following Jesus and His Model
02 Transforming the Secular Realm
03 Living Highly Communal Lives
04 Welcoming Outsiders
05 Sharing Generously
06 Participating Fully
07 Creating
08 Leading Without Control
09 Functioning Together in Spiritual Activities

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