There continues to be a great discussion across the Interwebs as folks try to nail-down exactly what it means to be “emergent.”
Folks are coming into the conversation from all different places in their lives, as well as at different points in the emerging conversation.
Some people have been discussing emerging Christianity since the 1960’s (or before); some have been in the the discussion for 15 to 20+ years; some picked up the discussion circa 1997 when the initial discussions were taking place that ultimately led to the formation of Emergent Village; others listened in at various points along the way and started to align themselves with the emergent conversation in more recent years (myself included); and still others are on the “outside” hearing criticism from various folks and groups and wondering what its all about.
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