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Talking Points - Fall 2005

“What is Emerging?: A Conversation about a New Kind of Church”

Over the past several years the church has witnessed the rise of the “emerging church” movement. While some evangelicals praise the “emerging church”, others condemn it as being outside the camp, and some are completely unfamiliar with it. That is why the seminary, in partnership with Zondervan, asked Brian McLaren, Mike Wittmer, and Ed Dobson to engage in a conversation and reflect on the background, current state, challenges, potential, and future direction of this movement. Each of the sessions, held on Monday, September 12, 2006, were recorded and are available for download in *.mp3 format below.

Presentations

Emerging Church: Past, Present, and a Kairos Movement
     Dr. Brian McLaren

Emerging Church: A Historical/Theological Professor's Reflections
     Dr. Mike Wittmer
     PowerPoint slides from this session

Emerging Church: A Pastor's Reflections
     Dr. Ed Dobson

Emergent Conversation: Present & Future, Challenges & Potential
     Dr. Brian McLaren

Emerging Church: Reflections & Questions
     Dr. Ed Dobson, Dr. Brian McLaren & Dr. Mike Wittmer
     Moderator: Rev. Steve Argue

Featured Speakers

Dr. Brian McLaren is the founding pastor of Cedar Ridge Community Church in the Baltimore-Washington area. Brian holds Master of Arts degree in English language. He is the author of multiple books, including A New Kind of Christian, The Story We Find Ourselves In, and A Generous Orthodoxy. Brian is married to Grace, and they have four young adult children.

Dr. Ed Dobson is the senior pastor at Calvary Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Ed holds a Master of Arts in religion, as well as a doctorate in higher education. He is the author of multiple books, including: Simplicity:
Finding Order, Freedom and Fulfillment for Your Life, Starting A Seeker Sensitive Service, and Finding God In the Face of Evil. Ed is married to Lorna, and they have three young adult children.

Dr. Michael Wittmer is the associate professor of systematic theology at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, where he has taught since 1996. He holds a M.Div. and Th.M. from GRTS, as well as a Ph.D. in systematic theology. Mike is the author of Heaven is a Place on Earth: Why Everything You Do Matters to God. Mike is married to Julie, and they have three young children.