Thanks for the comments and feedback here and on other blogs on the past three posts around “Emerging church a manifestation of our sub cultural weakness”. I thought I would try and bullet point a few of the key issues and where we have got to so far incorporating the discussions we have had along the way. <\/p>\n
\n A Manifesto Calling for a New Way of Being and Defining Church.<\/strong><\/p>\n
1. The first reformation gave the bible back to the people and we need to give church back to the people (not just christian<\/em> people).<\/p>\n
2. This will take a redefinition of church NOT just a change in style.<\/p>\n
3. The churches sub cultural weakness is a leaning towards evolution over revolution, hence style over definition.<\/p>\n
4. Theologically there are many examples of revolutionary steps or leaps in thinking, eg Peters vision, Jesus new covenant and so redefinition is plausible.<\/p>\n
5. Any redefinition that is put forward needs to collapse the old ways of being that distinguish between church\/worship\/prayer and the whole of life, BUT hold the tension that whole of life may not be church. (which is where intentionality comes in)<\/p>\n
6. The redefinition we are offering of Church in the post- Christendom west is a way of being and living that is a series of chaotic but intentional encounters with God, one another, and the world, founded on the holistic teaching of Christ, and encompassing the whole of life.<\/p>\n
7. This encompasses the critical outcome of the imagery of church used in the bible, this being that all the bibles images of church include “attitude and course of action”. <\/p>\n
8. This whole of life process is not about walls, rules or fences but about wells, mutuality and redemptive processes. <\/p>\n
9. The theological processes and reflections offered so far are consistent with the biblical tradition and can be seen to offer an authentic and consistent redefinition of church.<\/p>\n
10. DO-BE-DO, offers one practical way of putting this redefinition into action.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Thanks for the comments and feedback here and on other blogs on the past three posts around “Emerging church a manifestation of our sub cultural weakness”. I thought I would try and bullet point a few of the key issues … Continue reading