Andrew Jones (aka TallSkinnyKiwi) has written an open blog post to Don Carson. AJ felt he needed to bring some issues up before the publication of Carson's new book: Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church (looks like the publisher has tweaked the book title since last check). I think AJ poses some great questions and says some things that fly in the face of the critics.
To note...
1. Contrary to critics, important leaders in emergent disagree on theology and ecclesiology, among other things. Wow, so McLaren doesn't speak for all of emergent? Shocking. When are critics going to get this?
2. AJ admits, some emerging churches suck. Yes, it's true! Critics can easily find an emerging church that is adolescent, unwise, and immature. But it seems the traditional church hasn't given us a good model to compare emerging churches to.
hey - thanks
the title's different? ah huh! they changed it. . . . and i just made that edit on the blog post - thanks
Posted by: andrew jones | 04/16/2005 at 11:18 AM
It was a surprise to me too Andrew. I actually first wrote the old title and had to change it after I noticed Amazon had a different book title. Thanks. Hope Carson responds, but I'm not holding my breath.
Posted by: Steve McCoy | 04/16/2005 at 11:32 AM
Scot McKnight (I heard him at chapel a while ago) has picked up a http://www.jesuscreed.blogspot.com/>blog thread on Carson's book. McKnight knows Carson peronally and well and is (at least) sympathetic to the Emergent Church.
Posted by: Tim | 04/18/2005 at 05:13 PM
Yeah Tim. I'm going to blog on that this week. Thanks man.
Posted by: Steve McCoy | 04/18/2005 at 05:48 PM