New "Isms", Theology, Movements & Leaders
 


The Emerging Church
From Their Perspective -  In Their Own Words
   
A New Kind of Christian has its own website.  Brian McLaren's site
    TallSkinnyKiwi   Andrew Jones' Australian site
    Emergent Village  To start your own postmodern conversation or find out more about Emergent, you can become a friend
    How to Evangelize Today | Reaching people who think negatively about Christianity. An interview with Brian McLaren.

    Some of the more popular emergent type of churches include:
         Mars Hill Bible Church, Grand Rapids, Mich.;
        Solomon's Porch, Minneapolis, Minn.;
        Mars Hill Church, Seattle, Wash.;
        ecclesia, Houston, Texas; and
        Mosaic, Los Angeles, Calif.

    Much of the emerging church conversation is done on the Internet. While there are too many to sites and weblogs to list, here are a few:
        Next-wave- updated monthly, this site has articles and a weblog by its publisher, Charlie Wear, a grandfather who has a skateboarding ministry.
        The Oozehas articles, news, blogs, and plenty of links "to create environments where church leaders (traditional teachers/theologians as well as emerging storytellers/artists) can converse about and collaborate on resources and experiences."
        EmergingChurch.info —has articles and blogs, and calls itself a "touching place for the emerging church."
        Vintage Faith—has articles, music and book discussions, and is part of Vintage Church in Santa Cruz, California.
       


From the Traditional Side

    Mother Church?  Derek Thomas, Reformation 21
    Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church by D.A. Carson, reviewed by Derek Thomas in Reformation21

   
What's Emerging in the Church?  Jeffrey Jue, Reformation 21

   
The Emerging Church   © 2005, Modern Reformation Magazine, (July / August 2005 Issue, Vol. 14.4) by D. A. Carson
   
The Emergent Mystique   Christianity Today  Andy Crouch 10/22/2004
   
"A Generous Orthodoxy"--Is It Orthodox?    Al Mohler's Weblog  February 2005
    The Emerging Church    Geoff Thomas  Banner of Truth 
   
Pomo Ponderings  -10 Questions about Postmodern Ministry  Kevin Miller, Leadership editor-at-large, April, 2003
   
Has the Emergent Church Emerged? by Rob Moll  Leadership Journal, December 2003

 


Modern User-Friendly, Seeker-Sensitive Worship Critique

    My Anguish: My Kinsmen are Accursed    John Piper
    The Seeker-Sensitive Movement    John Macarthur
    Gimme That Showtime Religion    John MacArthur
    Feeding the Sheep or Amusing Goats?    C.H. Spurgeon
    Willow Creek: Conversion without Commitment    Laura Kaczorowski
    Why is Willow Creek promoting New Age spirituality and mysticism like "vain repetition" mantras, centering,
    and listening to "the voice within" in  their women's groups?   Mary Fairchild
    Is Willow Creek the Way of the Future?    David S. Leucke (Lutheran)
    Those Magnificent Young Men In Their Pastoring Machines   Michael Spencer (Ref South Bapt Libertarian)
    Robert Schuller and The Seeker Sensitive Church    Bob DeWaay
    An Interview with Robert Schuller    Michael Horton 1999
    The Gospel According to Hybels and Warren    Discussion of theology and church growth views of Bill Hybels and Rick Warren

 

Health, Wealth, and Welfare Gospel
    Joel Osteen: The Prosperity Gospel’s Coverboy    Jackie Alnor ã 2003 Christian Sentinel
    Charismatic Chaos - Part 12,    MacArthur Jr., John    Posted on: 04/02/2003
    Positive Confession,   Biblical Discernment Ministries
    Kenneth Copeland    OnDoctrine.com
    Various Articles on the Word of Faith Movement