Archive for the 'Emergent' Category
I received my first copy of Salvo today, an oversize perfect bound magazine that “debunks the cultural myths that have undercut human dignity, all but destroyed the notions of virtue and morality, and slowly eroded our appetite for transcendence; recovering the one worldview that works.“
I also checked out Resounding Truth: christian wisdom in the world […]
Missional Discipleship: Reinterpreting the Great Commission (new article)
Closed Published by jdodson February 12th, 2008 on Creation ProjectBoundless has published my new article, “Missional Discipleship: Reinterpreting the Great Commissions.” This is a timely publication with my recent post on the Manga Bible, an example of what Andrew Walls’s calls distinctive discipleship. From the conclusion:
We’re called not to mere soul-winning, but to distinctive discipleship: heralding a worldly gospel of a fleshly Christ who […]
History and Future of Emergent Church
Closed Published by jdodson January 6th, 2008 on Creation ProjectHere is an Acts 29 link to three MP3s that cover the history, lexicography, and good/bad/ugly of Emergent Church movement.
That’s right Don Miller is taking his writing to the silver screen. The details are pretty hush-hush, but an interview with Don regarding the forthcoming movie (2008) can be read here.
New Article: Emergent Theology: The McLaren Method of Interpretation
Closed Published by jdodson November 18th, 2007 on Creation ProjectNext Wave has published an expanded and revised version of one of my recent blog entries. In it I lay out McLaren’s theological method and offer a fourfold critique. The article, “Emergent Theology: The McLaren Method of Interpretation” can be read at Next Wave, along with a recent interview with McLaren.
When you check out the […]
Brian McLaren’s Disturbing Hermeneutic
Closed Published by jdodson November 14th, 2007 on Creation ProjectBrian McLaren is celebrated by many as a hero of postevangelical theology and ministry. Others lament his writings and practice, branding him a heretic. I believe that McLaren is exemplary for a number of reasons (pastoral, dialogical, sincere, compassionate, creative); however, his theological method is disturbing. Central to his hermeneutic is a suscpision of the […]
The Burnside Writer’s Collective is “an online magazine presenting an alternative to franchise faith.” A Donald Miller (Blue Like Jazz) creation, BWC offers articles on “issues relating to social justice, novels relating to humanity, music expressing reality and books strengthening our understanding of God’s heart for the world, for equality and whole morality.”
Today they published […]
Planting a new church, or remissionalizing an existing one, in this approach isn’t primarily about buildings, worship services, size of congregations, and pastoral care, but rather about gearing the whole community around natural discipling friendships, worship as lifestyle, and mission in the context of everyday life.
Click here for an expanded critique of Alan Hirsch’s Forgotten […]
If you haven’t heard of unChristian: what a new generation that thinks about Christianity…and why it matters you’ll want to pick up a copy. This is the kind of book that missional people read. Of course, the best approach to finding out what a “new generation thinks about Christianity” is to ask them yourself. Nothing […]
Personal Reflections on Driscoll Convergent Lecture
Closed Published by jdodson October 5th, 2007 on Creation ProjectAfter offering a couple of informational posts, I have put out some personal reflections on this important lecture by Mark Driscoll.