Something is Emerging

Remenber that old movie "The Blob" with Steve Mcqueen? The giant blob of goo that you really couldnt tell what it is and its coming right at you. Thats pretty much what this new movement is like. Brian Mclaren heads this up. Brian was named one of the top 25 pastors noted by Time magazine.
Funny thing how the world chooses the top 25-that should say something to us about everyone on that list.

One of the things I will always do to see where someones head is at is asking who they are reading or look at the books on the shelves in their office. But keep in mind I have books around that I would never endorse that I use for quotes and research.
In my conversation with Scott the youth pastor at First Baptis I asked him who he was reading besides Henri Nouwen he also metioned he liked Tony Jones.
Well here is a link about Tony

http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/tonyjones.htm
Here is a good link that covers all emerging church stuff

http://www.erwm.com/TheNewSpiritualFormation.htm

Here is a good article on the guru of emergent slime Brian McLaren
http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/brianmclaren.htm

One thing all this New Age stuff has in common is the Bible translation called The Message. Which really isnt a translation at all but a paraphrase and a bad one at that.
It comes from the pen of New Age convert Eugene Peterson
http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/themessage.htm

http://www.crossroad.to/Bible_studies/Message.html

http://watch.pair.com/message.html#study

Please study all this material but most of all do your own research on whats going on and being taught to our kids and in our churches.