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Growing: Movement Is A New Form of Evangelism by Tony Campolo
Posted by Ed and Lois
As we enter the 21st century, a vital new expression of Christianity is growing in the United States and worldwide. This movement even has a name. It is called “the Emergent Church.”
This movement expresses what I call “progressive evangelicalism,” because it emphasizes traditional evangelical beliefs - affirming the doctrines of the Apostle’s Creed, a high view of Scripture and the importance of a personal transforming relationship with a resurrected Christ - yet rejects the structures and styles of institutionalized Christianity.
The Emergent Church turns away from spending money on buildings. Instead, most congregations meet as “house churches” or gather in makeshift storefronts and warehouses.
This new expression of Christianity is growing faster than most sociologists could have predicted. It is thriving, in part, because so many people are fed up with the arguing and pettiness that they claim are all too evident in the rest of Christendom.