[This article originally appeared in winter 2012 issue of In Part, the magazine for the Brethren in Christ community in the U.S. I highly recommend you read the other articles from this past issue that explore the theme of Anabaptism.] I met David randomly. I’d been sitting in a coffee shop one evening, working on a [...]
Is the Church still emerging?
September 30, 2012 By 4 Comments
This article is a response to one I poste a week ago. What do you think? Here’s an excerpt: This morning I was reading a post from Kurt Willems’ blog about John Piper’s comments on the Emerging Church. The post contains a You Tube clip of what Piper said and then critiques what is said within that. Willems explains why [...]
John Piper – Emerging church leaders lives are in shambles because of a low view of truth
September 19, 2012 By 37 Comments
I realize that this video is a couple of years old, but it still has value for conversation about the “emerging church.” John Piper may or may not be right about the “emerging church” no longer being talked about ten years from now (at least in the form it took during the past decade). But [...]
Hidden Power of Electronic Culture by Shane Hipps – Brief Review
April 15, 2010 By 11 Comments
Thesis: “The forms of media and technology—regardless of their content—cause profound changes in the church and culture” (23). “The medium is the message” (29). Evaluation: Shane Hipps, who began his adult life in the advertising world (now a pastor), uses the work of Marshall McLuhan to analyze how technologies alter culture and faith. McLuhan is [...]
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