Wednesday 12 August 2009

I just figured what the Emerging church should really be called!

So heres the amazing thing. I've always hated the term 'Emerging Church' or 'Emergent Church' since it describes absolutely nothing - Any new form of anything can be called 'emerging'. And even worse, pretty much like now since you could argue it has now done 'emerging' - then what?

'The emerged church'? Yeah great until the next one.

As I've read all the books on emerging church, it struck me that its not so much a denominational effect, along with certain theological emphasis, but just an approach to every aspect of engaging with God that is humanly possible.
Slightly post modern, but critical of post modernity.
Creative
Engaging with history
Seeking the path of the new growth..

'artistic church'

To me (and I'm not an artist) its about an approach that is strikingly similar to that of so called 'Emerging Church' .

Its ill defined, but based on known things. It expresses the inexpressible and communicates things that we never knew we didn't know.
It can show is new things that could only be seen when you tear down the old dead wood.
It builds up in the open space where the dead used to lay, something better, deeper.

It honours Christ and history, not dismissing the steps that have been trod by the Saints before.