The emerging church is a Christian Protestant movement of the late 20th and early 21st centuries that crosses a number of theological boundaries: participants are variously described as Protestant, post-Protestant, evangelical,[1] post-evangelical, liberal, post-liberal, socially liberal, anabaptist, reformed, charismatic, neo-charismatic, and post-charismatic.
Proponents believe the movement transcends the "modernist" labels of "conservative" and "liberal," calling the movement a "conversation" to emphasize its developing and decentralized nature, its vast range of standpoints, and its commitment to dialogue. Participants seek to live their faith in what they believe to be a "postmodern" society. What those involved in the conversation mostly agree on is their disillusionment with the organized and institutional church and their support for the deconstruction of modern Christian worship, modern evangelism, and the nature of modern Christian community.
A SUMMARY OF THE ARTICLE TO GIVE READERS A GLIMPSE OF WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT TO READ IN THE FULL EDITION Biblical Command Exodus 20:7 warns against taking the LORD’s name in vain, interpreted as using it carelessly or without...
‘n Perfekte voorbeeld van die nuwe Israel. Nicht ein Scheitern? (Nie ‘n mislukking nie?) INLEIDING Nadat Stephan Joubert die Ou Testament en die onvoorwaardelike verbond wat God in Genesis 12:1-3 met Abraham gesluit het, deeglik in sy eerste video, “Wie...
Introduction: Tell Me Your Story. “Narrative Therapy” – Besides the various mystical practices churches, in general, have latched onto in the past few decades, several psychological techniques and procedures have taken the church by storm, claiming that it can help...
The Kingdom of God–Now” End Time Fad It is time that the Church woke up to its true mission, which is to materialize the kingdom of God on earth, today, here and now. The time is past wherein we can...
Introduction “The Mark of the Beast and other Problems in Revelation” The following video is an extract from a second in a series of two made by Stephan Joubert’s Echurch on the theme, “The Mark of the Beast and other...
Does Riekert Botha Preach the Gospel? I have never heard Riekert Botha present the Gospel with biblical clarity. His use of the phrases, “on God’s side” and “bow the knee before or to God” to convey redemption and the gift...
Riekert Botha takes the Afrikaner seminaries (Universities of Pretoria and Stellenbosch), and rightly so, to task for their abhorrent spiritualization of Christ’s resurrection from the dead, claiming that He was not raised with a literal body but something that looked...
The Old Prophets of South Africa To impress upon the hearts of the Afrikaner how some of the older South African prophets mightily and radically changed the lives of many Afrikaners in the past, Riekert Botha endearingly mentions Reverend Mike...
The New Israel and The Gospel of Power (The Send) – On God’s Side? It is a many-splendored thing to urge South Africa, and in particular, the Afrikaner nation to repent, lest God’s judgments come upon them as it had...
The New Israel: From the Frying Pan into Strange Fire? Several churches have experienced major exoduses in these last few decades. One of the more recent ones to have taken place in South Africa was when thousands upon thousands left...
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