Comments on: What should pastors think about the emerging church? http://charleswear.com/2008/01/20/what-should-pastors-think-about-the-emerging-church/ the publisher of Next-Wave Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:10:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Charlie Wear http://charleswear.com/2008/01/20/what-should-pastors-think-about-the-emerging-church/#comment-113 Charlie Wear Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:53:25 +0000 http://charleswear.com/2008/01/20/what-should-pastors-think-about-the-emerging-church/#comment-113 In another ten years, the parts that are a movement will become clearer. Think Acts 29 network, although they may not like being called emerging. Allelon and Emergent Village and Forge in Australia, Resonate in Canada. We will have to wait and see the fruit. In another ten years, the parts that are a movement will become clearer. Think Acts 29 network, although they may not like being called emerging. Allelon and Emergent Village and Forge in Australia, Resonate in Canada. We will have to wait and see the fruit.

]]> By: ed c http://charleswear.com/2008/01/20/what-should-pastors-think-about-the-emerging-church/#comment-111 ed c Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:36:02 +0000 http://charleswear.com/2008/01/20/what-should-pastors-think-about-the-emerging-church/#comment-111 The more I think about it and try to find a place for myself in the emerging church, the more I feel comfortable saying it's a conversation. I know that one gets tossed around quite a bit, but I can't think of a better way to do it. It certainly isn't a denomination. It's too diverse for that. Perhaps one of the defining marks of the EC is its diversity... hence the confusion. The more I think about it and try to find a place for myself in the emerging church, the more I feel comfortable saying it’s a conversation. I know that one gets tossed around quite a bit, but I can’t think of a better way to do it. It certainly isn’t a denomination. It’s too diverse for that. Perhaps one of the defining marks of the EC is its diversity… hence the confusion.

]]> By: andrew jones http://charleswear.com/2008/01/20/what-should-pastors-think-about-the-emerging-church/#comment-110 andrew jones Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:03:57 +0000 http://charleswear.com/2008/01/20/what-should-pastors-think-about-the-emerging-church/#comment-110 nice one, Charlie!!!! nice one, Charlie!!!!

]]> By: Charlie Wear http://charleswear.com/2008/01/20/what-should-pastors-think-about-the-emerging-church/#comment-105 Charlie Wear Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:08:57 +0000 http://charleswear.com/2008/01/20/what-should-pastors-think-about-the-emerging-church/#comment-105 Well Tim, that is certainly one view... Well Tim, that is certainly one view…

]]> By: +Timothy http://charleswear.com/2008/01/20/what-should-pastors-think-about-the-emerging-church/#comment-104 +Timothy Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:46:15 +0000 http://charleswear.com/2008/01/20/what-should-pastors-think-about-the-emerging-church/#comment-104 >" It is not a fad, anymore than Methodism, Presbyterianism, Anglicanism, Catholicism, Lutheranism," The emerging church, like Methodism, Presbyterianism, Anglicanism, and Lutheranism are currently undergoing, will also lose steam and be reabsorbed into the Catholic Church. Jesus will reunify His Church regardless of events. God bless... >” It is not a fad, anymore than Methodism, Presbyterianism, Anglicanism, Catholicism, Lutheranism,”

The emerging church, like Methodism, Presbyterianism, Anglicanism, and Lutheranism are currently undergoing, will also lose steam and be reabsorbed into the Catholic Church. Jesus will reunify His Church regardless of events.

God bless…

]]> By: Charlie Wear http://charleswear.com/2008/01/20/what-should-pastors-think-about-the-emerging-church/#comment-102 Charlie Wear Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:46:23 +0000 http://charleswear.com/2008/01/20/what-should-pastors-think-about-the-emerging-church/#comment-102 Hey Mark, Every once in a while I am sitting in a fast food restaurant (usually reading some sort of spy-thriller novel!) and I am close enough to a nearby booth to overhear the conversation of a group of three or four teenagers. I only have to tune in to about 30 seconds of conversational interchange to realize that I don't know a thing about what life is like for these kids. True, I was a teenager once upon a time in a galaxy far, far away. But, holy moly, pastor-man, what have we come to? I am so far out of touch and I am not a "traditional" pastor. Yikes! Hey Mark,
Every once in a while I am sitting in a fast food restaurant (usually reading some sort of spy-thriller novel!) and I am close enough to a nearby booth to overhear the conversation of a group of three or four teenagers. I only have to tune in to about 30 seconds of conversational interchange to realize that I don’t know a thing about what life is like for these kids. True, I was a teenager once upon a time in a galaxy far, far away. But, holy moly, pastor-man, what have we come to? I am so far out of touch and I am not a “traditional” pastor. Yikes!

]]> By: Mark Van Steenwyk http://charleswear.com/2008/01/20/what-should-pastors-think-about-the-emerging-church/#comment-99 Mark Van Steenwyk Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:49:52 +0000 http://charleswear.com/2008/01/20/what-should-pastors-think-about-the-emerging-church/#comment-99 I appreciate this post. I get irritated with the approach that says: "lets' categorize and boil down the emerging church so that we can reach out to young people while still embracing all of our current assumptions." Juno was a great movie. It was supposedly "set" north of the Twin Cities--some of that came out in the film. Though some of the cultural pieces were exaggerated (most teens aren't nearly as hip and quippy as Juno), I felt like it captured a lot of the "vibe" of my younger friends. I appreciate this post. I get irritated with the approach that says: “lets’ categorize and boil down the emerging church so that we can reach out to young people while still embracing all of our current assumptions.”

Juno was a great movie. It was supposedly “set” north of the Twin Cities–some of that came out in the film. Though some of the cultural pieces were exaggerated (most teens aren’t nearly as hip and quippy as Juno), I felt like it captured a lot of the “vibe” of my younger friends.

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