Saturday, December 15, 2007

A "new way" to do church?

I continue to be concerned about how church is being redefined in America. Another spokesman for the emergent church is Doug Pagitt, who is the pastor of Solomon's Porch and the subject of this video. If you watch and listen to the discussion it gives insight as to why this way of doing church is so popular especially among our youth. The message is one of love, tolerance and it has the feel of playing a guitar around a campfire while singing kum-by-yah. There are no lines, distinctives or absolutes that you will hear from these members. For those of you who I have been privileged to pastor and teach over the years, I would encourage you to stay informed on this subject. Those of you who are going through "the truth project" might find some rich discussion as you take that teaching and compare to philosophy of the emergent church.