The emerging church is not easily defined. Personally, I see the discussion centering on how the church and Christianity can exist and flourish within today’s world. Obviously this is quite a simplified description.
If you are interested in learning more, here are a few articles that may prove helpful.
Five Streams of the Emerging Church
- a Christianity Today article by Scot McKnight
Please Don’t Stereotype the Emerging Church
- a reaction by Dan Kimball to some of the criticism directed towards the emerging church
Emerging Church for an emerging culture
- Ian Mobsby is a leader within the UK emerging church. The emerging church is certainly not a US-centered movement. Rather, the emerging church is a discussion taking place within, across, and between many different cultures and countries. The UK is a particularly significant contributor to the discussion.
An important part of the emerging church discussion takes place online, whether in blogs or discussion forums. Here are a few blogs that will help you to begin to participate in the emerging church discussion.
- Andrew Jones – Tallskinnykiwi
- Scot McKnight – Jesus Creed
- Peter Rollins
- Tony Jones
- Adam Walker Cleaveland – Pomomusings
- Jordon Cooper
- Jonny Baker
- Len Hjalmarson – NextReformation
- Steve Taylor – e~mergent kiwi
- Jason Clark
Some additional websites:
- Emergent Village
- Emerging church info
- The Ooze
- Amahoro
Of course there are also many great books you can read about the emerging church. A good place to start is Emerging Churches by Eddie Gibbs and Ryan Bolger and The New Christians by Tony Jones.
