Alan Hirsch says, "The emerging church is dead -- at least in nomenclature, if not in spirit." [UPDATE: Actually, as Alan points out, he is just quoting Url Scaramanga in the Out of Ur post.]Frankly, I don't buy it. I know too many of the emerging guys (and the one emerging woman) and I think they're just messing with our heads again. It's either that or they're taking the whole movement underground and they'll be
I have a sneaking suspicion that the great-great-grandchildren of Dan Brown will be writing about the secret emerging church and how it emerged with the other secret Latin movement -- the notorious Opus Dei. (I hope everyone has noticed how many emerging
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Hey Brad. Bro, I am simply reporting an Out of Ur article. I did not say that it is dead. I do believe however its not what it was a few years back.
Sorry for the slip. Thanks for the correction. I had missed the top part of your post saying that you were quoting.
In regard to your comment, "I do believe however its not what it was a few years back." I'd agree -- but nothing is. All movements change. And it's all a source of great fun -- to keep us from taking ourselves too seriously -- the point of my post.
I am glad that people are distancing themselves a bit from the word/label 'emerging' as it has been so maligned.
By the way, I love your last paragraph Brad.
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