Tag Archives: emergent_village
an undiscovered voice in the conversation
Recently i discovered a voice in the emergent conversation that I was not aware of, melvin bray. His bio reads I am a professional speaker and aspiring author. I am contributing the chapter “Reading the Prophets for Justice: How can … Continue reading
emerging church evolution or revolution?
I got the latest Emergent/C (which is the newsletter/communication piece of Emergent Village) today and it included this quote. We in Emergent Village are poised for an important year in 2007. A pivotal year, I’d say. Lots of people are … Continue reading
Howard Thurman & the spiritual practice of reconciliation
Recently the Emergent West Michigan cohort asked me to talk about racial reconciliation I’ve been encouraging folks to read the writings of Howard Thurman as a way to broaden their theological framework, a couple have followed through. Thurman was a man before his time. In … Continue reading
emerging church to crash and burn?
Where is the EC going? Is it going anywhere? Is it going in the right direction? Does anyone know? Does anyone care? Continue reading
emergent-us: Brian McLaren Reflects on the Emergent Summit
A new friend Steve sent me this from the emergent-us blog. He an I have had several conversation about the lack of diversity in emergent. After reading this and looking at the comments on the blog here’s bullets of my … Continue reading
is the emerging church intentionally racist?
Rudy carraso recently asked this question on his blog. is the emerging church racist? his answer was no i want to add a qualifier to the question is the emerging church intentionally racist? my answer. no it is not intentionally … Continue reading