Comments on: Four Models of Emerging Churches http://gatheringinlight.com/2008/01/13/the-four-models-of-emerging-churches/ Current Blog Project: Six Months With a Quaker Preacher Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:46:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: many kinds of emerging church : djchuang.com http://gatheringinlight.com/2008/01/13/the-four-models-of-emerging-churches/comment-page-2/#comment-71570 many kinds of emerging church : djchuang.com Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:44:13 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/2008/01/13/the-four-models-of-emerging-churches/#comment-71570 [...] Four Models of Emerging Churches by Wess Daniels — a more nuanced listing of 4 proto-typologies and their influencers: deconstructionist, pre-modern, open Anabaptism, foundationalist (ht: emergent village; January 2008) [...] [...] Four Models of Emerging Churches by Wess Daniels — a more nuanced listing of 4 proto-typologies and their influencers: deconstructionist, pre-modern, open Anabaptism, foundationalist (ht: emergent village; January 2008) [...]

]]> By: End of the emerging church? | Solar Crash http://gatheringinlight.com/2008/01/13/the-four-models-of-emerging-churches/comment-page-2/#comment-71537 End of the emerging church? | Solar Crash Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:47:16 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/2008/01/13/the-four-models-of-emerging-churches/#comment-71537 [...] to Wess Daniels’ Deconstructionist, Pre-modernist/Augustinian, Emerging Peace Church/Open Anabap...; [...] [...] to Wess Daniels’ Deconstructionist, Pre-modernist/Augustinian, Emerging Peace Church/Open Anabap…; [...]

]]> By: Small Milestones for This Blog http://gatheringinlight.com/2008/01/13/the-four-models-of-emerging-churches/comment-page-2/#comment-71402 Small Milestones for This Blog Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:08:52 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/2008/01/13/the-four-models-of-emerging-churches/#comment-71402 [...] my most frequented commenter is my friend Robin, my three most commented on posts are here, here, and here. My five most popular posts [...] [...] my most frequented commenter is my friend Robin, my three most commented on posts are here, here, and here. My five most popular posts [...]

]]> By: Fitch and Jones On Hauerwas and the Emerging Church http://gatheringinlight.com/2008/01/13/the-four-models-of-emerging-churches/comment-page-2/#comment-70530 Fitch and Jones On Hauerwas and the Emerging Church Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:17:39 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/2008/01/13/the-four-models-of-emerging-churches/#comment-70530 [...] of the struggle here is that Fitch is more closely aligned with the emerging peace church impulse I’ve discussed in my models of the emerging church, which doesn’t suite Jones’ (more deconstructionist) position. It’s not to say [...] [...] of the struggle here is that Fitch is more closely aligned with the emerging peace church impulse I’ve discussed in my models of the emerging church, which doesn’t suite Jones’ (more deconstructionist) position. It’s not to say [...]

]]> By: Josh Humphries http://gatheringinlight.com/2008/01/13/the-four-models-of-emerging-churches/comment-page-2/#comment-69813 Josh Humphries Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:35:25 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/2008/01/13/the-four-models-of-emerging-churches/#comment-69813 Over the last week or so, I've had some difficulty putting things into the words that I feel are the "clearest" depiction of how I see them. The phrase "traditional boundaries of faith" is a grand example. My essential point is that I have a deep-seated concern/fear that "Convergent Friends" is simply trying to do the same thing that previous generations have (i.e. "trying to solve the world's problems"* by way of institutions) with a belief that a little postmodern philosophy and some podcasts and blogs will make "us" succeed at something that has blown up in the faces of previous generations of Friends. The most serious problem that I see is the interest in some circles of bridging gaps between groups of Friends...with some feeling that such a goal is the ultimate goal. My caricature of this is that some Friends feel that problems between some Friends organizations can be simply solved by "holding hands and singing 'Kumbaya.'" Feel free to send me an e-mail if you don't follow what I'm saying; if you don't have my address, I'll send you a message. I have been reading your blog, although I haven't really felt the need to comment until recently. I've got a lot going on and don't particularly feel like being at the epicenter of controversy. E-mail me and I'll explain just what I mean. Over the last week or so, I’ve had some difficulty putting things into the words that I feel are the “clearest” depiction of how I see them. The phrase “traditional boundaries of faith” is a grand example.

My essential point is that I have a deep-seated concern/fear that “Convergent Friends” is simply trying to do the same thing that previous generations have (i.e. “trying to solve the world’s problems”* by way of institutions) with a belief that a little postmodern philosophy and some podcasts and blogs will make “us” succeed at something that has blown up in the faces of previous generations of Friends.

The most serious problem that I see is the interest in some circles of bridging gaps between groups of Friends…with some feeling that such a goal is the ultimate goal. My caricature of this is that some Friends feel that problems between some Friends organizations can be simply solved by “holding hands and singing ‘Kumbaya.’” Feel free to send me an e-mail if you don’t follow what I’m saying; if you don’t have my address, I’ll send you a message.

I have been reading your blog, although I haven’t really felt the need to comment until recently. I’ve got a lot going on and don’t particularly feel like being at the epicenter of controversy. E-mail me and I’ll explain just what I mean.

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