Hyphenateds

Phil Snider

Description

Though the emergent church was once viewed as a fringe movement with little to offer established congregations, it is now seen as one of the central driving forces shaping the future of postmodern Christianity in North America. As an increasing number of mainline communities wonder how the emergent church influences their own structures and practices, this book brings together the perspectives of several of the most prominent "Hyphenated Christians," i.e. those with one foot in the emergent conversation and the other foot in the mainline church - Presbymergents, Anglimergents, Luthermergents, Methomergents, etc. With a passion for both mainline traditions and the emergent conversation, "Hyphenateds" offer a vibrant and contagious vision of the ways in which the church might undergo the transformation necessary to faithfully embody the love of Christ in the midst of an ever-changing postmodern world. The contributors of this book offer wisdom from a variety of contexts and The Hypenateds reflects the changing dynamics currently taking place in the emergent conversation.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Christian Church
• Christianity

Informations

• Publié par: Chalice Press
• Date de parution: 12 décembre 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780827214910
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

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îÈ î È ÛîÈ ŚàÈŝ ô ĀÈîçà

Acknowledgments

About the Contributors

Foreword

Phyllis Tickle

Introduction Phil Snider

Contents

 1. Innovating with Integrity: Exploring the Core and Innovative Edges of Postmodern Ministry Nadia Bolz-Weber

 2. Monocultural Church in a Hybrid World Stephanie Spellers

 3. A New Day Rising in the Church Elaine A. Heath

 4. Why Luthermergent? Because We Always Have Been and Better Be Now and Forevermore, or We Probably Aren’t Really Lutheran Nate Frambach

 5. Satanism in the Suburbs: Ordination as Insubordination Christopher D. Rodkey

 6. Net-A-Narratives: The Evolution of the Story in Our Culture, Philosophy, and Faith Carol Howard Merritt

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 7.The Imperative of Imagination Nanette Sawyer

 8. The Postmodern Pan and the ForeverNeverland Matthew Gallion

 9. Peekaboo Jesus: Looking for an Emergent Savior in a Post-Christendom Culture Ross Lockhart

10.MobiusOperandi:Ambiguity and the Challenge of Radical Discipleship Brandon Gilvin

11. Emerging from the Lectionary Emily Bowen

12. Improvising with Tradition: A Case (Self) Study Timothy Snyder

13. Emerging from the Jersey Shore: Secular, Generational, and Theological Frontiers Mike Baughman

Afterword: All in the Family Doug Pagitt

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Acknowledgments

I am thankful to each of the contributors who made this book possible. Their collective wisdom has often influenced my vocational life, and it has been a privilege to personally collaborate with each of them. I am also grateful to Phyllis Tickle for supporting this project from the start. When I first told her about it, her encouragement and enthusiasm confirmed to me that it was indeed an important project to pursue. I would also like to extend my thanks to Cyrus White and Chalice Press for their bold commitment to the future of the church. You have provided hospitality to many of us attempting to figure out what ministry in the twenty-first century might look like, and your example serves as an inspiration and challenge not only to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) but also to mainline communities across the board. I remain grateful for the community of Brentwood Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), which has given me reason to be hopeful for the future of the mainline church. Thank you for encouraging me to pursue my ideas in writing and for believing that the story of our community is an important story to tell. As always, I reserve my deepest thanks for my family: Amanda, Eli, Sam, and Lily Grace. We are learning the stories together, just as my mom and dad taught the stories to me when I was a child. It is to my parents that I dedicate this book.

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—Phil Snider

About the Contributors

Phyllis Tickle (foreword), an Episcopalian, is one of the leading authori- ties on religion in North America and a much sought-after lecturer on the subject. She is the founding editor of the Religion Department ofPublishers Weekly.In addition to lectures and numerous essays, articles, and interviews, Tickle is the author of over two dozen books on religion and spirituality, most recentlyTheGreatEmergence: How Christianity Is Changing and Why.

Doug Pagitt (afterword) is the founder of Solomon’s Porch, a holistic missional Christian community in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and one of the founders of Emergent Village. In addition to being the author of several books (most recentlyChurchintheInventiveAge andAChristianityWorth Believing) he is a speaker, radio host, and co-owner with Tony Jones of the event production company JoPa Productions.

Mike Baughman, an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, is a pastor at Custer Road United Methodist Church in Plano, Texas. He previ- ously served as lead pastor for an alternative worship gathering,veritas . . ., in Fort Worth, Texas. Mike has lectured on the emerging church at Perkins School of Theology and leads workshops on postmodern preaching and evangelism. He coauthored the bookWorshipFeast: Lent, contributed to several curriculums for Abingdon Press, Augsburg Fortress, and Barefoot Press, and has authored articles for theEncyclopediaofReligiousandSpiritual Development.

Nadia Bolz-Weber, an ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is the organizing pastor of House for All Sinners and Saints, a Lutheran emerging church in Denver, Colorado. As one of the most sought-after workshop leaders and lecturers on the emerging church, she has been a featured speaker at numerous events, including Christianity 21 and the Greenbelt Festival (U.K.). In addition to being a featured blog- ger forSojourners, she is the author ofSalvationontheSmallScreen? 24 Hours of Christian Televisionand a contributor toRisingfromtheAshes: Rethinking Church. Nadia blogs at http://www.sarcasticlutheran.com.

Emily Bowen, an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), is a pastor at Brentwood Christian Church in Springfield, Mis- souri, where she lends leadership to theAwakening,an emerging worship

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