Church

View from the outside

A reporter visits a megachurch and reports on the experience: I tell Pastor Tim that, while my experience has been pleasant, I still have reservations about the evangelical movement in general. To me

The Emergent Matrix

From Christian Century: I left the convention cautiously hopeful. I am attracted to the pragmatic ecumenism of Emergent, whose goal is not to create a unified structure at the top but to recognize

Criticizing the emerging church

In the next few months, there’s going to be a lot of criticism of the emerging church. It’s just becoming known to a lot of people, and the reaction isn’t

Toxic church

This can’t be good – Report: air inside UK churches is toxic Church air was found to be considerably higher in carcinogenic polycyclic hydrocarbons than air beside roads travelled by 45,000 vehicles

The missional church

Pigs are flying: our denominational rag has published an excellent article called The Missional Church. There’s a disclaimer at the start (“Mark’s conclusions will seem too radical for some, even contrary