Gforce9
Puritan Board Junior
In speaking with younger folks in my present congregation, I have found a philosophy emerging that I can't seem to identify. Let me illustrate:
One young man in his early/mid twenties is moving to a rough (ish) neighborhood in Chicago. He is going to be involved in a ministry which he described as "evangelism through community". I believe the "church" will not be ordained officers, but a group of self-ordained "ministers" and there is a boat load of problems right there. I know the general idea is to "meet people where they're at", which usually replaces direct gospel preaching with feel-good fluff. He uses the terms "engage","culture", and "community" often.
It seems there are elements of post-modernism and emergent-like thinking, but neither seems to capture the ideology in total. What is this?
One young man in his early/mid twenties is moving to a rough (ish) neighborhood in Chicago. He is going to be involved in a ministry which he described as "evangelism through community". I believe the "church" will not be ordained officers, but a group of self-ordained "ministers" and there is a boat load of problems right there. I know the general idea is to "meet people where they're at", which usually replaces direct gospel preaching with feel-good fluff. He uses the terms "engage","culture", and "community" often.
It seems there are elements of post-modernism and emergent-like thinking, but neither seems to capture the ideology in total. What is this?