Category Archives: Emergent Church

Emergent and the Atonement by Elliott Nesch

Posted on December 9, 2011

“And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement” (Romans 5:11). “For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall … Continue reading →

Posted in Atonement, Brian McLaren, Emergent Church, Gospel, Jesus, Judgment, Propitiation, Rob Bell

Contemplative Prayer by Ray Yungen

Posted on October 9, 2011

Ray Yungen presents the framework of the contemplative prayer life from the desert fathers and explains how some of today’s Christian leaders are endorsing this same method in today’s generation. Did they find something to benefit the body of Christ, … Continue reading →

Posted in Contemplative Prayer, Emergent Church, Mysticism, New Age, Prayer, Purpose Driven, Rick Warren

A New Kind of Christian by Scott Schones

Posted on August 24, 2011

A New Kind of Christian by Scott Schones (mp3 audio): A new movement in Christian circles today, known as the Emerging Church Movement, argues that we need a new kind of Christian—one who is in touch with post-modern society. Schones agrees … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Church, Emergent Church

Drucker’s Discipleship by Elliott Nesch

Posted on July 27, 2011

What the Emergent Church, Rick Warren and Bill Hybels Have in Common Leadership Network While the Emergent Church movement seems to be a reaction against the large, plastic, church growth phenomenon, both movements have in common a lineage that can … Continue reading →

Posted in Bill Hybels, Bob Buford, Brian McLaren, Emergent Church, Islam, Peter Drucker, Purpose Driven, Rick Warren, Willow Creek

Love Wins book review by Elliott Nesch

Posted on June 17, 2011

In the preface, Bell begins with his motive for writing the book Love Wins, namely, because, “a staggering number of people have been taught that a select few Christians will spend forever in a peaceful, joyous place called heaven, while … Continue reading →

Posted in Emergent Church, Hell, Rob Bell