http://afcmin.org/ateam/326/emerging-clarification Helping plans come together, one post at a time Sun, 03 May 2015 14:00:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.9 http://afcmin.org/ateam/326/emerging-clarification/comment-page-1#comment-1419 Thu, 04 May 2006 15:39:57 +0000 http://afcmin.org/ateam/?p=326#comment-1419 I teach theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and I am concerned that some within the SBC haven't recognized the distinctions Ed Stetzer makes. The more I learn about those Stetzer identifies under his Relevance category, the more I am encouraged by what they could potentially bring to my denomination, especially effectiveness in urban settings.

]]> http://afcmin.org/ateam/326/emerging-clarification/comment-page-1#comment-1418 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 05:12:58 +0000 http://afcmin.org/ateam/?p=326#comment-1418 I thought that was a very well written article. He is so close to where I am, and yet we are not quite on the same page. I too am seeking to discern what I affirm and where I part from people within emergent. Where it seems we differ is that my perspective has changed and this changes the questions I ask of scripture, and in some instances the answers I find there. One might read his post and think, we just need to do what we were doing as Southern Baptists (not that I have ever been SB) only better – dig into scripture and apply it in our church and our lives. This would suggest that any new perspective is irrelevant or flawed.
I do agree, though, that any movement that loses its mooring in scripture will walk down paths that will lead to irrelevancy.
Like I said, I think this is a very well written article with a good deal to say. I'm just trying to tease out why I don't quite fit behind his eyes.

]]> http://afcmin.org/ateam/326/emerging-clarification/comment-page-1#comment-1417 Sat, 07 Jan 2006 18:59:23 +0000 http://afcmin.org/ateam/?p=326#comment-1417 True, but I pretty much lump all “Emergent” together as bad, separating it from the more general “emerging movement” label. I have found both good and bad in the emerging movement, with the good mainly coming from the relevant and reconstructionist camps (to use Stetzer's terms). What I have seen from the Emergent group (coordinated by Tony Jones in the US) normally falls into the revisionist faction.
Anyway, I wonder if Stetzer's differentiation will catch on. I hope so!

]]> http://afcmin.org/ateam/326/emerging-clarification/comment-page-1#comment-1416 Sat, 07 Jan 2006 18:44:59 +0000 http://afcmin.org/ateam/?p=326#comment-1416 That's a great clarification! Much better than the “good Emergent” and “bad Emergent” that I use.

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