I went to an Emergent Church. I was intrigued, even though I wasn’t personally fed by the experience. I know there’s lots of diversity among churches who self-identify in the emergent paradigm, so I don’t even want to suggest that my experience was typical of congregations in the emergent movement. This place – Solomon’s PorchContinue reading “An Emergent Church”
Category Archives: Lutheran
Mega Lutheran Churches
Two Sundays ago I visited two Lutheran (ELCA) mega-churches in Minnesota, where my wife and I attended a wedding. These two churches are much larger and more Evangelical than any Lutheran church that I know back East. There’s lots that I could write about, but let me keep it short and sweet for now. WhatContinue reading “Mega Lutheran Churches”
Church Visitations
I’m in the Twin Cities for a long weekend, and on Sunday I hope to visit three churches – two large, Lutheran mega-churches of the kind we don’t have on the East Coast, and Solomon’s Church, an "Emergent Church." I’m looking forward to it – the church I belonged to as a kid closed lastContinue reading “Church Visitations”
Back in The Groove
In the recent weeks I’ve moved and gone on two business trips. Argh. Nice to be back, however (I leave on Thursday for my next trip). In other news, the ELCA Churchwide Assembly met in Orlando, FL. It is not surprising that the sexuality proposals (permitting the ordination of gay pastors, granting pastoral discretion andContinue reading “Back in The Groove”
Exploring Emergent, Part II
Argh. Spending my spare time in the past day or two (ie, time not working or playing with my 2 year old daughter) reading online articles about the Emergent Church, I have already deduced that my early observations on the Emergent Church are very limited. But I’m intrigued enough by this movement that I’ll continueContinue reading “Exploring Emergent, Part II”
The Lutheran Zephyr 