Emerging Missional Church - Presentation Transcript
emerging disciple-forming churches
What’s emerging?
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In your hearts, set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect... 1 Peter 3:15-16
2500+ BC Prehistoric World
2500+ BC Prehistoric World
2500 BC - 500 AD Ancient World 1 AD 500 BC 500 AD Sumerian, Akkadian, Egyptian, Hittite, Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, Greek, Roman empires
2500 BC - 500 AD Ancient World 1 AD 500 BC 500 AD Sumerian, Akkadian, Egyptian, Hittite, Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, Greek, Roman empires
2500 BC - 500 AD Ancient World 1 AD 500 BC 500 AD Medieval World 500 AD - 1500 AD 1500 AD Printing/Gutenberg Caravel/Transport Guns/Infantry/Artillery New Economy Copernicus/Galileo Reformation/Luther
2500 BC - 500 AD Ancient World 1 AD 500 BC 500 AD Medieval World 500 AD - 1500 AD 1500 AD Printing/Gutenberg Caravel/Transport Guns/Infantry/Artillery Copernicus/Galileo Reformation/Luther
1500 AD - 2000 AD Modern World 1750 AD 1500 AD 2000 AD Postmodern World 1950 AD - ??? Medieval World Print/Screen/Internet New Science New Weapons New Transportation New Economy New Spirituality
1500 AD - 2000 AD Modern World 1750 AD 1500 AD 2000 AD Postmodern World 1950 AD - ??? Medieval World Print/Screen/Internet New Science New Weapons New Transportation New Economy New Spirituality
Some ways to think of the church that is emerging - As center a… a fringe a stage a n d a r a n g e.
a stage
Consider that we live in at least three worlds. Pre-modern world Non-modern world Modern world Emerging world NOW
Old Paradigm/ Model Early Transition Late Transition
Old Paradigm/ Model Early Transition Late Transition
Old Paradigm/ Model Early Transition Late Transition New Paradigm/ Model
Old Paradigm/ Model Early Transition Late Transition New Paradigm/ Model
The Churches We Know The Churches that are emerging The Churches of Tomorrow
The Churches We Know The Churches that are emerging The Churches of Tomorrow The Churches We Love and Respect
As center
Liturgical Charismatic Social Action Evangelical
a fringe
Is this “the emerging church?” A new “slice of the pie?” catholic Anglican baptist pentecostal
Or are these the churches that are emerging ? A new ring on the tree… catholic reformed baptist pentecostal
Or are both forms of the church that is emerging? How will they relate? catholic reformed baptist pentecostal
DEEP ECCLES IOLOGY Eastern Orthodox Roman Catholic Anglo-Catholic Anglican Lutheran Presbyterian Methodist Baptist Pentecostal House, Cell, Storefront Micro, quantum, liquid, ghost, ephemeral, unconscious, etc . NOTE: Protestant History - Downward Expansion Power becomes more widely distributed; control is increasingly limited.
DEEP ECCLES IOLOGY Eastern Orthodox Roman Catholic Anglo-Catholic Anglican Lutheran Presbyterian Methodist Baptist Pentecostal House, Cell, Storefront Micro, quantum, liquid, ghost, ephemeral, unconscious, etc . QUESTION: What happens when various levels learn from one another? What happens when people inhabit various levels at once?
DEEP ECCLES IOLOGY EARLY HOUSE CHURCHES JESUS AND DISCIPLES … ITINERANT COMMUNITY NOTE: THE EARLY CHURCH BEGAN AT THE BOTTOM AND EXPANDED UPWARD OVER 3 CENTURIES …
DEEP ECCLES IOLOGY Eastern Orthodox Roman Catholic Anglo-Catholic Anglican Lutheran Presbyterian Methodist Baptist Pentecostal House, Cell, Storefront Micro, quantum, liquid, ghost, ephemeral, unconscious, etc . PERHAPS GOD’S GOAL IS DIVERSIFICATION - NOT DIVISION NOT UNIFORMITY BUT FLEXIBILITY FOR MISSION
emergence and convergence
Modern Crisis Medieval church Conservative way Liberal way from Nancey Murphy, “Beyond Liberalism and Fundamentalism”
Modern Crisis Medieval church from Nancey Murphy, “Beyond Liberalism and Fundamentalism” “ evangelical” “ mainline”
Modern Crisis Medieval church Conservative way Liberal way Increasing Polarization
Modern Crisis Medieval church Conservative way Liberal way Increasing Polarization
Modern Crisis Medieval church Conservative way Liberal way Postmodern Interruption The Post-Liberal, Post-Evangelical Convergence
A Generous Orthodoxy? A Missional Church? Modern Crisis Conservative way Liberal way
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