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Wednesday 12th May 2010 @ 12:00 am

 A few people in the blogosphere have been getting excited about this article, which is about 'Q gathering' in USA - essentially a young adult neo evanglical movement that is gaining momentum and influence ... and looks really good. I'd like to go.

My one slight problem?

We have known, and acted like this, in Ireland and the UK for more than a decade now. Australia & NZ have also been on the cusp of the thinking and practice that Q gathering outlines ... this is not new, it's a neo-evangelicalism that seems to exude itself as the brand new hope.

I hope it keeps it's head, because it seems like a great event. But if you're listening Q gathering (yeah, likely I know!), stay humble and resist the Americanization of post-christian. Guard against becoming simply the next consumer program for the Capitalist monster, and above all, stay away from thinking you have all the answers and you are 'it.'

Evangelicalism has had enough of that over the last couple of hundred years.

 

 

 


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Sooo...it\'s got nothing to do with an elusive document on which the symoptic gospels are based??!! :)

Name: Lou
Added: Wednesday 12th May 2010 @ 2:25 pm

hahahah ... love the thought Lou - you theology student (ahemm) graduate you!!!

Name: jools
Added: Wednesday 12th May 2010 @ 2:49 pm

is this different to the emerging church? it looks pretty similar?

Name: MizMelly
Website: www.mizmellymax.wordpress.com
Added: Sunday 16th May 2010 @ 1:42 pm

hmmmmm - interesting point Miz ... but I suspect that some of the people mentioned in the article would not want to be classed as the emerging church! To me the article outlines the evangelical world and what is happening within it ... and again, most people I know who class themselves emerging really do not want to go near the label evangelical! But yes, stylistically, to me, it reads reeeaaaaaaaaaaally, similar!

Name: jools
Added: Monday 17th May 2010 @ 8:54 am