1. emerging missional churches

5. What is emerging?

6. websites Emergent-UK.org Brianmclaren.net Amahoro.info

7. Emerging Churches By Eddie Gibbs and Ryan K. Bolger (Baker, 2005)

8. 1.Recentering the gospel on Christ and the Kingdom of God 2.Engaging culture without a sacred- secular dualism 3.Doing life together in community between Sundays 4.Listening with openness, including the outsider 5.Serving those in need without ulterior motive

9. 6. Involving participants actively in worship 7. Valuing creativity in the image of the Creator 8. Leading through networks, with or without hierarchies 9. Integrating ancient and avante- garde in spiritual formation

10. Three ways to think of “a generous orthodoxy” and the emerging missional church (or the church that is emerging) - As center a… a fringe a stage a n d a r a n g e.

11. As center

12. Liturgical Charismatic Social Action Evangelical

13. a fringe

14. Is this “the emerging church?” A new “slice of the pie?” catholic Anglican baptist pentecostal

15. Or are these the churches that are emerging? A new ring on the tree… catholic reformed baptist pentecostal

16. Or are both forms of the church that is emerging? catholic reformed baptist pentecostal How will they relate?

17. a stage

18. Consider that we live in at least three worlds. Pre-modern world Modern world Emerging world 2006

19. The church that is emerging in the aftermath of … -The Enlightenment methodology of Rene Descartes -The Mechanistic universe of Sir Isaac Newton -The Colonial Project of Europe (and the U.S.) -The Holocaust and 2 World Wars - Industrialism and environmental crisis

20. The church that is emerging in the aftermath of … -The rise of the Religious Right - the collapse of secular left -The end of apartheid - Sept. 11 and resurgence of nationalism - the rise of consumerism and theocapitalism - the internet and virtual reality - religious broadcasting - absolutism and relativism - AIDs and global climate change

21. Old Paradigm Early Transition Late Transition New Paradigm

22. Old Paradigm Early Transition Late Transition New Paradigm

23. The Churches We Know The Churches that are emerging The Churches of Tomorrow

24. The Churches We Know The Churches that are emerging The Churches of Tomorrow The Churches We Love and Respect