Sep
26
2008
In the Blogosphere
I have had limited access to the internet this week, as I have been leading a mission team in Moldova. But it looks like there has been quite a bit of discussion on two subjects: the gospel and the dis-use of Emergent and Emerging as a label. Here’s a short round-up.
I linked to Greg Gilbert’s post from last week about the two different questions being asked when someone says, “What is the Gospel?” He follows up with two additional posts (part 2, part 3). Michael Spencer responds to Gilbert’s posts here.
Meanwhile, in another part of the blogosphere, Scot McKnight has begun a series looking at how the word “gospel” is used throughout the Bible. See how the word is used in the psalms, in Isaiah, Luke 1, and Luke 2.
On the Emerging Church front, I wrote several months ago that the “Emerging Church” had begun to recede. One of the reasons I predicted this direction was because of the tendency of many to begin distancing themselves from the Emerging label. Now, some within the movement are wondering if the term is dead.
Dan Kimball talks about how the term “Emerging Church” has changed.
Emerging blogger Andrew Jones will no longer use the term.
Out of Ur goes so far as to say R.I.P. to the term.
Scot McKnight is forging a new alliance with Dan Kimball – one that is committed to some of the basic principles of evangelical theology.
Ed Stetzer gives a missiological take on the new Emerging developments.
Brother Maynard writes a little about labels and their significance.
Top Post this Week at Kingdom People: My Interviews with Justin Taylor (Part 1 and Part 2).