Here is the 3-hour Updated Director’s Cut of The Real Roots of the Emergent Church documentary: Because diversity characterizes the Emergent Church movement, it is difficult to paint everyone in the movement with a broad brush. Some have observed that defining the Emergent Church is like nailing jello to a wall. All participants agree on their disillusionment…
Category: Brian McLaren
Rob Bell to Join Oprah
Universalist and homosexual-affirming Emergent teacher Rob Bell is now joining with Oprah Winfrey. The Christian Post reports: Oprah Winfrey will be touring the U.S. this fall to help “lead people to an empathy space… a gratitude space” in an effort to find their calling and fulfill their greatest potential. Helping Winfrey in the tour hitting…
The Emergence CANA Initiative
Emergent leader Tony Jones recently said, Some people say the Emerging Church is dead, other people say the Emerging Church has spread so far it’s just been absorbed into the fabric of the American church. (source) The Emerging Church is not dead, and the new CANA Initiative is evidence of this fact. Earlier this year…
Yancey Joins Emergents for Wild Goose
From their official website, the Wild Goose festival “is a community gathered at the intersection of justice, spirituality, music and art. Our main annual event is a 4-day, outdoor festival hosted each summer in North Carolina.” Among many others, the speakers for 2013 include Emergent leaders Brian McLaren, Phyllis Tickle and Philip Yancey. Previous speakers…
U2’s Bono, Unorthodox Superman
Once, again Bono’s hip and cool Christianity has deceived many in recent days from Focus on the Family to World Net Daily. Joe Kovacs’ article entitled “U2’s Bono: Yes, Jesus is the Son of God,” presents quotes from Bono and and U2 band members over the years affirming their Christian faith. For instance, Bono is…