Who and What Is the Emerging Church from a Seminary Professor
ByMy friend and seminary professor Dr. Mark DeVine has an excellent article which will soon be published in the Midwestern Journal of Theology on the emerging church.
Download the full article here (PDF).
See the post here.
From my conversations outside the seminary context, most people don’t have a clue about what or who the emerging church is. And often those who think they do, lump ALL “emerging” churches into one category … liberal. That’s not accurate. It’s a terrible generalization that throws out the good in the hard-to-define “movement.”
The Good Doc is seeking to help clarify all this in his article … and trust me, he’s a conversative, one of the funniest people I’ve ever met, and someone I’m fond of and help whenever I can (blogging).
(If you didn’t get this, I’ll say it in real simple terms so you don’t miss it: He’s love Jesus, affirms every jot and tittle of the Word, and does it all with a Southern drawwwwwwwwlllll.)
Rock on Doc!
This is great stuff Cory. I’m really getting a lot of good links and discussion by subscribing to this RSS feed.
Incidentally, this paper mentions Ed Stetzer, who we’ve been fortunate enough to have speak several times in the past year. I had no idea he was a mover and shaker…
Cory – Thanks for making me aware of Dr. DeVine’s article and blog. I hope to post a response to the article at my blog Thoughts of Resurrection soon. Thanks!
Nathan, Stetzer is a HUGE player in this whole conversation … what I love about him is that he is able to communicate effectively with both “sides” (and I hate saying “sides”) … and help each other see what positives they share.
Never met him in person, but love his work … and he is a blessing to the Southern Baptist Convention.
Also, I say the same and more about Dr. DeVine … he is studying the “emerging” topic in detail and is able to give me — a simple church comm guy — a primer on the subject. If you haven’t subscribed to his feed, you’re missing out!
Andrew, thanks! Look forward to hearing your thoughts as well.