What is an emergent church?

[Sherri]

Originally Posted by Innocuous

If you guys have ever heard Rob Bell's actual teaching at his church you'd not say he was a man with no absolutes and preaches a 'let them figure it out' gospel.

Well his books sure don't indicate that.

[Innocuous]

Originally Posted by Sherri

Well his books sure don't indicate that.

What did he say in his books that make you think that?

[Scott Hutchinson]

This is interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z6jAXuSaYI

[Scott Hutchinson]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLDgrBGwMX8

[Kings Kid]

Originally Posted by Sherri

Rob Bell is kind of the "guru" of the Emerging Church movement. He wrote the book Velvet Elvis, and several others. Some of what he says is good, but he is kind of into the "no absolutes" - let people figure out for themselves what is right and wrong. I can agree with that to a certain extent, but IMO, he takes it too far.

Eddie just read a book by a guy refuting the whole Emerging Church movement that he said was very insightful. I'll have to try to get the name of it, because I forgot the title.

Was the book called faith undone.

[Ron]

Originally Posted by edjen01

ahh yes...the typical 80's youth conf. that would feature at least one speaker who would try to scare the "devil" out us young heatherns by playing Black Sabbath backwards. Good times.

I did learn in one of these sessions that certain instruments belonged to God and certain ones belonged to the devil. If I can remember right...God got the organ & accordian...the devil got the drums, bass, and electric guitars.

IMHO...I think God got the worse end of this deal.

Originally Posted by Sam

You know what happens if you play a Country song backwards?
you get out of jail
your wife takes you back
your girlfriend takes you back
your truck comes back from the bank
your dog comes back from the dead
you sober up
Mama comes back from the dead
Daddy retires
your brother comes back from military service
the saloons stay open
the juke box lets you play it for free
etc.

I remember going to a Dr Dobson seminar in the early nineties & the speaker said that if you play Black Sabbath backwards people would hear it say, "we worship Satan" "okay, he said, "let's play it forward."
"Kill your parents!"

Made sense. Black Sabbath backwards or not is bad!