1. emerging disciple-forming churches

2. What’s emerging?

4. choluteca river bridge after hurricane mitch, honduras, CA 1998

8. In your hearts, set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect... 1 Peter 3:15-16

9. 2500+ BC Prehistoric World

10. 2500+ BC Prehistoric World

11. 2500 BC - 500 AD Ancient World 1 AD 500 BC 500 AD Sumerian, Akkadian, Egyptian, Hittite, Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, Greek, Roman empires

12. 2500 BC - 500 AD Ancient World 1 AD 500 BC 500 AD Sumerian, Akkadian, Egyptian, Hittite, Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, Greek, Roman empires

13. 2500 BC - 500 AD Ancient World 1 AD 500 BC 500 AD Medieval World 500 AD - 1500 AD 1500 AD Printing/Gutenberg Caravel/Transport Guns/Infantry/Artillery New Economy Copernicus/Galileo Reformation/Luther

14. 2500 BC - 500 AD Ancient World 1 AD 500 BC 500 AD Medieval World 500 AD - 1500 AD 1500 AD Printing/Gutenberg Caravel/Transport Guns/Infantry/Artillery Copernicus/Galileo Reformation/Luther

15. 1500 AD - 2000 AD Modern World 1750 AD 1500 AD 2000 AD Postmodern World 1950 AD - ??? Medieval World Print/Screen/Internet New Science New Weapons New Transportation New Economy New Spirituality

16. 1500 AD - 2000 AD Modern World 1750 AD 1500 AD 2000 AD Postmodern World 1950 AD - ??? Medieval World Print/Screen/Internet New Science New Weapons New Transportation New Economy New Spirituality

17. Some ways to think of the church that is emerging - As center a… a fringe a stage a n d a r a n g e.

18. a stage

19. Consider that we live in at least three worlds. Pre-modern world Non-modern world Modern world Emerging world NOW

20. Old Paradigm/ Model Early Transition Late Transition

21. Old Paradigm/ Model Early Transition Late Transition

22. Old Paradigm/ Model Early Transition Late Transition New Paradigm/ Model

23. Old Paradigm/ Model Early Transition Late Transition New Paradigm/ Model

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

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

26. As center

27. Liturgical Charismatic Social Action Evangelical

28. a fringe

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

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

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

32. a r a n g e.

33. DEEP ECCLES IOLOGY Eastern Orthodox Roman Catholic Anglo-Catholic Anglican Lutheran Presbyterian Methodist Baptist Pentecostal House, Cell, Storefront Micro, quantum, liquid, ghost, ephemeral, unconscious, etc .

34. DEEP ECCLES IOLOGY Eastern Orthodox Roman Catholic Anglo-Catholic Anglican Lutheran Presbyterian Methodist Baptist Pentecostal House, Cell, Storefront Micro, quantum, liquid, ghost, ephemeral, unconscious, etc . NOTE: Protestant History - Downward Expansion Power becomes more widely distributed; control is increasingly limited.

35. DEEP ECCLES IOLOGY Eastern Orthodox Roman Catholic Anglo-Catholic Anglican Lutheran Presbyterian Methodist Baptist Pentecostal House, Cell, Storefront Micro, quantum, liquid, ghost, ephemeral, unconscious, etc . QUESTION: What happens when various levels learn from one another? What happens when people inhabit various levels at once?

36. DEEP ECCLES IOLOGY EARLY HOUSE CHURCHES JESUS AND DISCIPLES … ITINERANT COMMUNITY NOTE: THE EARLY CHURCH BEGAN AT THE BOTTOM AND EXPANDED UPWARD OVER 3 CENTURIES …

37. DEEP ECCLES IOLOGY Eastern Orthodox Roman Catholic Anglo-Catholic Anglican Lutheran Presbyterian Methodist Baptist Pentecostal House, Cell, Storefront Micro, quantum, liquid, ghost, ephemeral, unconscious, etc . PERHAPS GOD’S GOAL IS DIVERSIFICATION - NOT DIVISION NOT UNIFORMITY BUT FLEXIBILITY FOR MISSION

38. emergence and convergence

39. Modern Crisis Medieval church Conservative way Liberal way from Nancey Murphy, “Beyond Liberalism and Fundamentalism”

40. Modern Crisis Medieval church from Nancey Murphy, “Beyond Liberalism and Fundamentalism” “ evangelical” “ mainline”

41. Modern Crisis Medieval church Conservative way Liberal way Increasing Polarization

42. Modern Crisis Medieval church Conservative way Liberal way Increasing Polarization

43. Modern Crisis Medieval church Conservative way Liberal way Postmodern Interruption The Post-Liberal, Post-Evangelical Convergence

44. A Generous Orthodoxy? A Missional Church? Modern Crisis Conservative way Liberal way

45. Modern Crisis Conservative way Liberal way

46. What will happen?

47. What will you and I do?