God, Geert and the Kingdom (II)
Yesterday I shared a bit about the conflicting developments in the Dutch society, today I will introduce the missional/emerging churchplanting context. This post will be mainly about the churchplantingcontext (I ignore the church revitalisation for the moment) I will give my own reading of it and spend some thoughts on its engagement with continental philosophy as a requirement for the future.
The missional/emerging context is as diverse as the Dutch society. Some community builders create safe places for existential doubt while others preach a straightforward message of grace by Jesus. Some intend te build big attractional churches while others work towards local networks of organic churches. Some know very well the meaning of Gods message of salvation and others keep wondering what the good news means for their specific context. Some buy buildings while others build virtual communities. Theologicaly almost every preference is present; baptist, reformed, (very)charismatic, pentacostal, evangelical and liberal.
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