On Wed, 04-20-05 2:39 pm
Thanks, but no. I appreciate the offer, but for what it’s worth, I don’t think I’ll jump on the bandwagon of the Emergent Church Movement just yet. I’m holding out.
No, what I’m waiting for instead of the Emergent Church Movement is the Detergent Church Movement, one that will emphasize cleaning up the sin in believers’ lives 
(like mine) and in our doctrine (again, like mine). This, I think, is a lot more important right now than another “latest thing” movement.
Take Tide, for example. A “Tide Church Movement” could remove that nasty stain of sin, including gluttony (”fresh food”) and drunkenness (”drink”). That’s a movement worth getting behind, don’t you think?
So join me in my hold out, eh?
Be a member of the Detergent Church Movement.
April 20th, 2005 at 9:13 pm
LOL! Count me in and call me detergent!
April 22nd, 2005 at 11:04 am
Mike, I think you’ve just QED’ed yourself into the emergent movement, but never mind
Seriously, i get a bit annoyed by some of the emergent crowd who talk about new ways of doing church but so few do it on the ground. i think this is partly what annoys people. i am part of i) a real life ministry in mental health run on emergent principles where i integrate my faith and work in a postmodern manner (http://www.networkleeds.com/mindandsoul) and b) go to a mega church (http://www.alm.org.uk). ironically I see no conflict between my emergent life and my on-the-face-of-it-far-from-emergent church. the key is that the church is not controlling and mental health is emergent. i esist somewhere in between. i could go further and say there is no such thing as emergent church, just churches that stop people emerging.
April 22nd, 2005 at 5:45 pm
I like the whole image that this presents. Isn’t this process sanctification
?
Blessings in Christ Jesus!
April 27th, 2005 at 9:29 am
Just found your blog through the link at “The Christian Mind.” Very much liked this post and agree tremendously. Wash me white as snow…although that hyssop is a bit scratchy. *s*…will be back regularly.