From the Worldwide Faith News archives . . .
Here’s some good reading on the emerging church its use of blogs via TSK and Christian Pundits:
The Emergent Church is defined by Yearbook Editor, the Rev. Dr.
Eileen W. Lindner, as a "conversation" (some would say movement)
birthed in 20th century Protestantism and "characterized by a robust,
energetic and growing online and hardcopy literature" that attempts to
shape responses to contemporary culture.
Common attributes of the EC, Lindner believes, are an emulation of
the person and ministry of Jesus, a fondness for anecdotes and stories
as means of discovering truth, a focus on mission, and a stress on the
centrality of worship, even in experimental forms.
Scores of EC proponents are using blogs to advance these ideas and
stimulate dialogue. Lindner says it is not possible to generalize them
into a predictable demographic class, but she offers examples of
prominent EC bloggers: John O’Keefe, founder of www.ginkworld.net, "an
emerging/postmodern site exploring what it means to be a follower of
Jesus in today’s world;" Spencer Burke, former pastor, founder of http://theooze.com
Web site, "dedicated to the emerging Church culture;" Mark Driscoll,
founder of Mars Hill Church (www.marshillchurch.org) in Seattle; Mark
Pearson, founder of www.cityside.org.nz in Aukland, New Zealand; and
Karen Ward, founder and pastor of the Church of the Apostles,
www.apostlechurch.org, in Seattle.
Filed under: Emerging Church
