TSK has this great quote from an article that quite a few folk seem to be talking about... I've downloaded the .pdf but not yet had chance to read it... but here is the quote Andrew's blog...
"the EM [emerging movement] is a missionally shaped ecclesiology that seeks to unite Christians for the sake of unleashing the gospel to change the world, rather than a theological movement designed to demand conformity on specific theological issues."
Scot McKnight, The Future of Fad: A Look at the Emerging Church Movement, (PDF)
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i struggle with this quote as i think that it polarises theology and missiology. Also, one criticism of the emerging church is that it has no theology, this quote just reinforces that...
Posted by: benedson | 15/02/2006 at 09:15
I don't quite see it as saying that... rather saying that instead of it being a "community" focussed on a particular theological or ecclesiological package (a theological niche/consumer church) it has a theology/ecclesiology rooted in Mission. I don't hink that Emerging Church has A theology... that isn't the same as saying it has NO theology.
Posted by: Mark Berry | 15/02/2006 at 09:26