Of what use is the term Emergent?
0 Comments Published by Will on Monday, September 29, 2008 at Monday, September 29, 2008.
It's been a busy month and there is a lot of uncertainty in the air. Just in case you were doubting it, we are meeting tonight at 8:00pm at Tilt Room Coffee Shop located in Castleberry Hill in downtown Atlanta (map).
This week we'll be discussing the term "Emergent." Is it still useful, and if so how? If not, what should we call this thing that is happening and that we are participating in? Do we even need a label/name for it?
There is plenty of debate going on in the blogosphere about the term, but the contributions from Scott McKnight, Dan Kimball, and Johnathan Brink are perhaps the most insightful. Also, Andrew Jones has a short history of the debate about the term. And finally, if you are looking for some background into what Emergent means Scott McKnight essay in Christianity Today describing the The Ironic Faith of Emergets is one insiders view on a very diverse movement.
Hope to see you there.
William Cordis
P.S. This is Dan here. I wanted to add more about the supposed "death of emergent" with rich stuff from Andrew Jones:
Emerging Church: The demise of the term since 2004
Now that we have stopped emerging . . .
Emerging Church: You Say Dump It
This week we'll be discussing the term "Emergent." Is it still useful, and if so how? If not, what should we call this thing that is happening and that we are participating in? Do we even need a label/name for it?
There is plenty of debate going on in the blogosphere about the term, but the contributions from Scott McKnight, Dan Kimball, and Johnathan Brink are perhaps the most insightful. Also, Andrew Jones has a short history of the debate about the term. And finally, if you are looking for some background into what Emergent means Scott McKnight essay in Christianity Today describing the The Ironic Faith of Emergets is one insiders view on a very diverse movement.
Hope to see you there.
William Cordis
P.S. This is Dan here. I wanted to add more about the supposed "death of emergent" with rich stuff from Andrew Jones:
Emerging Church: The demise of the term since 2004
Now that we have stopped emerging . . .
Emerging Church: You Say Dump It
Labels: Cohort, emergent, emergent church, Emerging Church
Cohort Gatherings
2 Comments Published by troy bronsink on Saturday, August 30, 2008 at Saturday, August 30, 2008.
If your dropping by because of Chris Quinn's article about Phyllis Tickle, welcome. We are a group that has met in Atlanta for four years now, a local expression of Emergent Village. But we're not a secret club, there's no secret handshake, and we change from season to season based on the folks who pitch in to give the conversation its personallity.We meet the last Tuesday of every month. So our next meeting will be September 30, 2008 from 8-10pm at Tilt Coffee Shop in Castleberry Hill Neighborhood.
Emergent Village is a growing generative friendship among missional Christian leaders seeking to love our world in the Spirit of Jesus Christ. Our dream is to join in the activity of God in the world wherever we are able, so that God’s dreams for our world come true. In the process, the world can be healed and changed, and so can we. Members of emergent hold in common four values and practices that flow from them. In the language of a religious order, we call these four values our order and rule:
- Commitment to God in the Way of Jesus
- Commitment to the Church in All its Forms
- Commitment to God’s World
- Commitment to Each Other
Also if your looking for more about emergent events with Phyllis Tickle, check out The Great Emergence Event scheduled for December 5-6 in Memphis, TN.
Labels: Cohort, emergent church atlanta, phyllis tickle
