Forming disciples is one of the most ancient mandates of the Church. From the beginning, small groups of Jesus’ followers gathered in homes to ‘continue in the apostles’ teachings and the prayers.’ Small groups are one of the most important places for discipleship formation in a context like ours.
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As a response to the financial bruising on the Western church system (church, seminary, publishing, para-church, conference – all of which are co-dependent and therefore suffering together), new forms of Christian-based co-operative structures will emerge.
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It did not come as a surprise that there has not been much study of our Emerging Adults because they do not self-identify as “devout” or “religious” – rather, if they identify at all with religious beliefs they name themselves “spiritual, but not religious.”
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Becky Garrison shifts the popular focus from the pioneers who founded emerging congregations to those finding appeal and belonging within them. What draws followers to these ‘emerging church’ communities? Why are they coming back, or are they? How do they understand themselves to be “church” or do they?
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Most middle class/ upper-middle class congregations do. You may know them by another name – “Twenty-Somethings” or “Emerging Adults”- and chances are you know of them in your congregation, but you don’t see them at worship on Sunday. Mostly, you hear a reference to them from a parent who mentions that their age twenty-something is living at home again between jobs, finishing up graduate school or marking time before leaving for the Peace Corps.
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What happens when two bishops, one known for his liturgical scholarship and the other for her interest in contemporary culture, go looking for effective ways to share the good news of Jesus Christ in a rapidly changing world?
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What are the implications of the current “Great Emergence” that many believe we are experiencing today, both culturally and spiritually?
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Radically welcoming communities aren’t perfect, and may never truly “arrive,” but they are becoming . . .
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Patheos announced the launch of a Progressive Christian portal designed as a marketplace of ideas for the evolving movement of Progressive Christianity.
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Is your community one of invitation, inclusivity or radical welcome?
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This month I’ve been contemplating, “Why, exactly, does my generation not go to church (myself included) on a regular basis? It’s a question that does not have a given answer, but is something that must be contemplated regularly.
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As you practice radical welcome, you join Jesus in stretching your arms and embracing The Other. You share the gifts of your tradition and culture, even as you allow your heart and your congregation’s life – its ministries, its identity, its worship, its relationships, its leadership – to be transformed by The Other’s presence, gifts and power among you.
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