Emerging Church Movement

UNIVERSITY THE EMERGING CHURCH: TRUTH OR DARE? A RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR. JAMES WOODDELL IN FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE THEO 510 ONLINE LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BY MILTON T. MOHR (STUDENT ID#24580889) LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA August 18, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 The Whos and What of the Emerging Church Movement-------------------------------------3

plodding full steam ahead, it would behoove us to pin down some important definitions and qualifiers. First- the term "emerging church." In 2006, at a lecture at Westminster Seminary, Scot McKnight proffered that, "there is no emerging 'church'...it is a movement, or a conversation." This statement, now nearly a decade old was made in an attempt to clarify to his audience that "emerging/emergent" ≠ "denomination". This clarified distinction still stands; however as time has gone by, the aforementioned

In the first place, the Emergent Church movement is known to be very puzzling and misunderstood because of the urban legends and stereotypes there are about it. Mainly because there is a distinct difference between “emerging” and “emergent” which causes, most if not all, of the confusion. The strengths and dangers could also be a part of the confusion of the Emergent Church movement since it affects the teachings of Christianity. Some believe that this is a good work of action while others feel the

[1] As you may know, the Port Philip West Presbytery to which we belong is doing Regenerating the Church Strategy as its main agenda. To do this task, Fresh Expressions, a new form of church, was selected as its main paradigm and strategy. Before coming to this parish, I didn’t know much about Fresh Expressions. In the meanwhile, I have learnt about it through attending Mission Shaped Ministry course once a month and reading related materials personally. In addition, I started semi-structured interview

has been undergoing many changes throughout the years with the most popular movements influencing the society the most. As seen in European history it shows that a spoken word from someone such as Martin Luther can be the catalyst that brings changes to the society. In the quote by Adolf Hitler states that “All great movements are popular movements” is partially true because most great movements were not popular movements. The Scientific Revolution was not popular during the 16th century because not

end of the eighteenth century in New England. Unlike the first great awakening, this movement of the Holy Spirit used intellectual institutions of higher learning as the spark that ignited this awakening that eventually spread across this new nation. Yale University with its president, Timothy Dwight, the grandson of Jonathan Edwards is seen as one ignition points of this movement. The early fruit of this movement included the founding of many organizations dedicated to making the gospel known across

frenzy provoked by the opposing views of the Church of England and those of the Roman Catholic; a 19th-century movement rose which thrived for a renewal of the Roman Catholics thoughts and tendencies called The Oxford Movement. This movement was prevalent during the times and even coincided with the implementation of a Parliamentary Legislation attempting to restrict Ritualism within the Church

which the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century impacted religious and social aspects. ** The 16th-century Protestant Reformation, ignited by Martin Luther's defiant critique of the Catholic Church, transcended theological debates to reshape the very fabric of European society. This transformative movement not only challenged ecclesiastical authority but also spurred social upheavals, intellectual ferment, and lasting changes. To assess the extent of its impact on religious and social dimensions

The followers of this movement are not allowed to smoke, gamble, take alcohol, engage in a homosexual behavior and premarital sex, and do drugs. Moreover, they are also required to keep their jobs and any involved secular connections with the world (Penny, 2005). In addition to the above ethical system, the followers to this movement are required to carry out exercises which involve some identified movement styles such as slow qigong while one follower is seated

Rise to Respectability: Race, Religion, and the Church of God in Christ, by Calvin White, Jr. Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press, 2012. 239 Pages. The Rise to Respectability demonstrates great knowledge about the African American religious life during the late nineteenth century in the south, specifically Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas, to the early twentieth century. Calvin White documents the advancement of the Holiness movement by providing information about the origin and how