AG youth pastor inspired theologically by Emergent writers

January 14, 2008

An Assembly of God youth pastor attributes most of his theological inspiration to have come from Emergent writers.

as an AG YP, I have found most of my theological inspiration, and quite frankly, hope that things can change for the better, from writers who could be categorized as emergent. Honestly, I am saddened but not surprised at how critical Pentecostals can be towards many newer spiritual movements in the church given that only 80 years ago (and as recently as 20 years ago in some cases) we were ourselves the object of much scorn from other churches. With that said, there is a growing, and I would venture to guess, significant segment of our younger church goers who simply have seen through what seems to have become the Pentecostal form, but essentially lacks the power we claim we are supposed to have. I’d rather not just walk away from something because it’s broken. That is what emergent leaders seem to be encouraging. . . change where you are instead of migrating to where you feel more comfortable. But on the other hand, to use Rob Bell’s metaphor, I’d rather be inviting other people to jump on a trampoline that allows us to get closer to God than defending a theological wall.

My friends, we need to wake up. If you are part of an AG church, you better find out what is going on there.

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