One of the difficulties in church ministries these days is understanding the dynamics and ethos of those in our culture today. We must ask and evaluate the thinking of those...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Life

The Church’s failure to reach the younger generation

Read this article. Notice in particular this statement: ““Unless something drastic is done now, the Church will lose a whole generation of leadership” to the...

by C Michael Patton

Emerging Church

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Inside One Emerging Church

Well, I will wait and read what you have to say. I think that they say some good things but represent more some of the more radical tendencies of some emerging churches. Plus,...

New Bible for Postmoderns?

Check out this new translation of the Bible for Postmoderns. To have McLaren translating the Scripture is . . . ummm . . . interesting. Let’s just say if it does nothing...

Is Today’s Evangelicalism Retro-Fundementalism

Scot McKnight has a interesting post today in answer to someone’s question. I can assume from the answer (since the question is not posted) that the question has to do...

Am I Emerging?

This is a question that has continually been brought before me lately. I will continue to speak on this in the coming months, but I thought that I should get something out...

Understanding the Postmodern Mind and the Emerging Church

For the last six years I have been studying, wrestling with, evaluating, and teaching what has become popularly known as the “postmodernism” movement. Recent events have led...

by C Michael Patton

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