Desiring God Video: Keller

More Keller video promos for the upcoming Desiring God conference. 

Is Redeemer Church Emergent?
Characteristics of a Missional Church

Comments

[Bob Robinson]

Steve,

Do you think that Keller (and Wells and Piper and Carson and Driscoll) are going to trash the emerging church at this conference? Is that why they are holding this conference?

[Jason Ballard]

I would imagine that their goal is not primarily to give the emergent church movement a very negative review, but rather to present a positive alternative to what they percieve as weaknesses with the way not only the emergents, but many Christians are handling the whole postmodern brouhaha.

[Steve McCoy]

Bob, I don't think so. I don't think the video promos show that either. I think they are trying to put together a conference that shows the clear, biblical path to engaging postmodern culture. I see it as a positive approach to that rather than a negative approach to the emerging church. As for how much they choose to talk about the emerging church in that process, I don't know.

[Alex F]

Are you going?

[Steve McCoy]

I don't think so. I'd love to, but I have some other priorities.

[jason smith]

I would think that there will be some VERY negative things said at this conference concerning EMERGENT VILLAGE and what Driscoll considers the revisionists. D. A. Carson will spill much verbage against the epistemology of Mr. McLaren and his crew. He's not a fan and he has toured the country, including my fine institution, warning of the dangers of what this crew is up to and what they want to revision. I think Keller is quite a bit more generous. Just my take, but this debate is pretty hot in some circles and Driscoll isn't exactly one to be kind especially when fueled by the fires of older dudes that can throw some mighty flames of their own.