food for thought......

I read a great article on the post-modern emerging church movement. I want to share what jumped out to me:
The post-modern person "celebrates experiences" and wants to "engage all the senses." They learn through naratives--stories--and the visual is very important.
Two very strong emphases in "pme" Christian worship is the desire for community and the desire for contemplation. This generation wants to be connected to each other and to God. The preaching experiences will need to contribute to that by being more about worship than evangelism.
The gathered church worships and the scattered church is involved with its community and showing what it means to be a Christ-follower.
One professor at Baylor's Truett Seminary suggested that sermons need intentional silences....to listen , not only to the sermon, but to what God is saying.
The "pme" Christian is intrigued by the faith and foundation of the early church and desires a deeper understanding of the nature of God.
We need to be both priests and prophets. As priests, we protect the institution of the church and as prophets, we hang out with the new movements and learn to communicate truth in a world that questions if there is truth.
All food for thought. I personally think that any person/community seeking a deeper understanding of God and His purposes is a person/community seeking Truth, which is a good thing.
On the other hand, I don't like labels. I don't think God likes them. When Moses asked God's name, He said," I AM THAT I AM." He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow......
So, has humanity changed??????
The nature of Man is sinful. That hasn't changed. Man needs salvation. That hasn't changed, either.
That is truth.