The Emerging Church
Emerging Church — A Road to Interspirituality through mysticism
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Now that emerging church leaders have aligned themselves with the contemplative prayer movement, reading A Time of Departing and Faith Undone is more crucial than ever.
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The books that exposes the truth about the
contemplative prayer movement!
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Emerging Church and Catholicism |
"While Rick Warren, Dan Kimball and Dr. Robert Webber and others may be excited about the 'Emerging Church' and the direction it is presently headed, I am concerned the 'Emerging Church' may actually be a re-emergence of what has already occurred in church history. If the pattern continues expect to see evangelical Protestants become more and more Roman Catholic."—Roger Oakland, Understand the Times, Read Entire Article
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Missing
the Point About the Emerging Church
Scholars who are now
critiquing the emerging church may be missing the most important
element of all.
Many think that one of the
big problems with the Emerging Church is their view on relativism
(the belief that there are no absolutes). But they may be
wrong, very wrong. Brian McLaren rejected relativism in
a Powerpoint presentation we viewed last year. Relativism
does not describe the Emerging Church. As McLaren himself
said, it has to go beyond that ... and indeed it does. Where
do we go from relativism, according to McLaren ... what
else .... interspirituality. But remember interspirituality
is the outcome of contemplative prayer and is the uniting
of all religions and the denial that Jesus Christ as the
only way of salvation. So many of the scholars who are analyzing
the emerging church may be missing something that is right
under their noses. Want to find out where the emerging church
is really heading ... you are going to have to look beyond
the obvious. When you reach that destination, you may be
in for the shock of your life.
"Changes in today's church are happening so frequently, so profoundly, that we can't tell for certain where we're going. In fact, if we finally get there, will we even call it 'church'?"—from an emerging church leader at A Prophetic Compass for the Emerging Church, the website of Dr. Thomas Hohstadt and Damah Mediah (Endorsed by Brian McLaren, Leonard Sweet and Sally Morgenthaler)
Brian
McLaren and Interspirituality |
Emerging
church leader Brian McLaren promotes an interspirituality that says, "Christianity
is too limiting." Read about Brian McLaren's new
kind of spirituality.
Emerging
Church and Contemplative Prayer |
"'Emergent' folks are Christians who are impatient with rigid megachurch formulas and noisy doctrinal in-fighting.... They're hammering out a theology that's friendly to ancient faith practices (contemplative prayer, labyrinths, hospitality) in a postmodern world of quantum physics, 24/7 media and coffee-house culture."—From Ray Waddle -- 'Emergent' Christians Seek Spirituality
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...labyrinths,
icons, incense, chanting, candles, centering and contemplative prayer... Without contemplative spirituality, the emerging church would be nothing more than couches and candles. |
"Congregations
blend ancient worship practices, using meditation, candles
and incense, with rock music ..." —The
New York Times, 2004,
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New Churches Sway to a Different Drummer
Thomas Nelson Goes Forward with "The Voice" - A "Bible" Project by Emergents
According to a February 11th article in Christian Today, "New Bible Project for Young Generation Launched", Thomas Nelson's 2006 "Bible" project called The Voice is going full speed ahead. The project, announced by TN last spring, is a "re-telling of the Bible that consists of creative voices from historians to poets, storytellers to songwriters," and is for young people who are "searching for new ways to explore the Bible, or who are seeking to read it for the first time." The project will be a combination of books, music CDs, artwork and an interactive website. With the largest Christian publisher backing the project, there is little doubt that The Voice will reach countless young people and have a significant impact in many lives. Read on...
