An emerciv® Group: The Post Modern Emergent Church

Address: Monroe, MI 48161 View Website Members: 7 Join Date: 07/27/2007 Profile Views: 406	The Post Modern Emergent Church This group was created to facilitate a discussion concerning the post modern culture and the new emerging church movement within that culture. Membership: Membership Style: Apply to join. Sign up or log in to join.

Everything Must Change!

by Brian McLaren

Emergent Church Links

Check out the emerging church culture on these links to get a broader view of this movement

Allelon

An international portal of theory, research and practice in missional (reaching outward) engagement

Kingdom Rain

Releasing the Kingdom of God to the Church and the Nations

The Next Wave

To bring together Christians from all walks of life, including pastors, church planters and leaders across denominational and national borders, who want to reach out to people in postmodern culture, and who understand that, in order to do so, significant changes need to be made in the way we run and organize our churches.

The Ooze

The heart of TheOOZE is to encourage the Church to engage our emerging culture by developing relationships and resources.

George Barna Pollster

To provide leadership and unique, strategic information and resources that help facilitate spiritual transformation in America.

Vineyard USA Genetic Code

Vineyard movement characteristics

N. T. Wright

Website of postmodern theologian and Anglican Bishop

Emergent Faith - Ann Arbor Vineyard Church

Emergent faith including Pilgrim Nation, Jesus Brand Spirituality, mystical wiring, science & faith, creation care, big enough gospel, twelve steps, and permission to speak

Monroe Vineyard Church

This sites is hosted by MVC


New ways of looking at the journey to God

Mission Statement

A forum to allow the honest and open discussion of the emerging new church culture in the 21st century.
Check out our forum today!

What is the Emergent Church?

Do you know people who say they are Christian, love God but don’t go to church? Do you know others whose church is quite unorthodox, perhaps meeting in a home, a restaurant, coffee house or even a bar or club? They may be part of a new movement in Christianity called the Emergent Church. One of the leaders of this new movement, Brian McLaren says, If you have a new world you need a new church. You have a new world.

This new movement in the church although not organized seems to have common characteristics:
Identifying with Jesus – emphasis on the Kingdom of God coming to earth and a reaching out to people rather than a “come to us” mentality
Transforming Secular Space – tearing down the sacred/secular divide
Living as a Community – a family rather than an institution; a people rather than a place
Welcoming the Stranger – following the inclusive practices of Jesus by welcoming those who are different; moving from perceived arrogance to transparent humility (being real)
Serving with Generosity – moving from social programs to socially engaged way of life (i.e. friends); becoming good news people before proclaiming the good news message
Participating as Producers – becoming sharers of gifts rather than consumers of services; providing an opportunity for each person to contribute his or her story
Creating as Created Beings – every member is a created being and is therefore a creative being; creativity is participating in God
Leading as a Body – moving from stifling control to creative freedom; leadership based on gifting and passion rather than position
Merging Ancient and Contemporary Spiritualities – recapturing the best of the first few centuries of Christianity such as embracing liturgy, retrieving a monastic spirituality, and fostering a worshipful way of life


The merging of church traditions - The Quest for the Radical Middle

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