Why They're Not Emergent - Kevin and Ted on SBE

Erik June 27th, 2008

Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck are young, passionate, surrounded by diversity and engaged in passionate dialog with a postmodern world. So why aren't they emerging or Emergent or…whatever?

Kevin and Ted join us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. to give us the answer. Use one of the options below to listen.

Kevin DeYoung is the senior pastor at University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan. Ted Kluck is a journalist and author. They joined forces to write, Why We're No … (Read More)

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The Emergent Church - Tony Jones on SBE

Erik April 25th, 2008

Want to raise your fundamentalist pastor's blood pressure? Tell him you're emergent. But be prepared to be accused of compromising truth, going liberal or even rubbing idols. There's a lot of confusion and emotion surrounding the emergent church movement, but Steve Brown Etc. is here to help.

The national coordinator of Emergent Village, Tony Jones joins us on this edition of SBE to discuss the emergent phenomenon in the context of his new book, The New Christians: Dispatches f … (Read More)

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A Beautiful Messy Image

Erik November 9th, 2007

What does it mean to be part of the kingdom of God in a jacked up world? Is the Church here to clean up the mess? Or do we have a more divine purpose?

Rick McKinley joins us on SBE this week to talk about his book, This Beautiful Mess: Practicing the Presence of the Kingdom of God, and how the Imago Dei Community in Portland is living out his message. Check out the show and visit Rick's blog.

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We had a great time talking with Rick and didn't have enough time to … (Read More)

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Confessions of a Reformission Rev. - Mark Driscoll

Erik September 6th, 2007

Mark Driscoll may be crazy, but he just may be the lunatic you're looking for. One thing is sure, this guy is entertaining!

I went into this interview expecting the polar opposite of what we got. Who knew that "emergent" and "emerging" were two different things? And who knew that a pastor could get away with saying the stuff Driscoll does and still have a mega-church? Oh well…welcome to postmodernity, I suppose. Maybe there's hope for me yet.

Anyway, this … (Read More)

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The Secret Message of Jesus - Brian McLaren

Erik August 30th, 2007

Brian McLaren messes with my mind, and I love him for it. One book in particular, The Secret Message of Jesus, opened my eyes to the present reality of the kingdom of heaven in a wonderful way.

However, not everyone is equally thrilled with Mr. McLaren's work. Some fundamentalists have even declared that he's in league with the devil and on his way to hellfire.

Join Steve and the crew on this week's edition of The Brown Sessions as we talk about The Secret Message of Jesus with … (Read More)

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The Reincarnation of Gandhi Emerges

Matthew May 15th, 2007

If you think Baskin Robbins has a lot of varieties, take a look at modern Christendom… thirty-one flavors and then some. The latest: the Emergent Church.

Now I am all for unity in the body, but I have to be honest; listening to Emergent-speak is like a shell game where they keep trying to hide Jesus.

Luckily, our in-house mystic, The Reincarnation of Gandhi, happens to be an expert in both religion and BS.

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