Emerging Africa

Point of interest: are there any congregations in SA that you consider to be "emergent" or "postmodern"?

I've been reading this tome my company published callëd "Die relevansie van die kerk", which is giving me a headache but also some insights, and I deeply desire to attend church again.

Point of interest: are there any congregations in SA that you consider to be "emergent" or "postmodern"?

I've been reading this tome my company published callëd "Die relevansie van die kerk", which is giving me a headache but also some insights, and I deeply desire to attend church again.

I saw in Perspectives Magazine that the emergent church has a "canon", or collection of classic books!

These include:

A Renovation of the Heart - Dallas Willard
Missional Church - Various
Streams of Living Water - RJ Foster
A Generous Orthodoxy - Brian McLaren
A is for Abductive - Various
A Primer on Postmodernism - Stanley J Grenz
The Cost of Discipleship - D Bonhoeffer
Leadership and the New Science - MJ Wheatley
New Seeds of Contemplation - THomas Merton
The Prophetic Imagination - Walter Brueggemann
Soul Survivor - Yancey
The Divine Conspiracy - Dallas Willard
The Great Divorce - CS Lewis
Blue like Jazz - Donald Miller
The Resurrection of the Son of God - NT Wright
Exclusion and Embrace - M Volf
The CHurch on the other side - McLaren

I have written a general post about the upcoming Amahoro Insititute at the Rocklands Conference Centre in Simon's Town, on July 21-24, but want to specifically repeat here for Cape Town folks.

AMAHORO INSTITUTES were born out of our first Amahoro Gathering when Dr. Mabiala Kenzo, an African theologian, prophetically stated: “The church in Africa is at a crossroads, poised to become a major force in the world. But we will only be successful in this if we have the courage to differ; to innovate…there is a need for Africa to move from intuitive or secondhand faith and theology to a critical first hand faith and theology.”

I have just heard that Scot McKnight (www.jesuscreed.org) will be in Stellenbosch at the Faculty of Theology on Monday 12 May! It is short notice but will be well worth it if you can make it. Here is the official notice from the 'Kweekskool':

The well-known New Testament scholar, Prof Scot McKnight, will be visiting the Faculty of Theology on Monday 12 May and will make the following two presentations, both at the Kweekskool building:

* 09:00-10:30 The Missional Jesus
* 11:00 - 12:30 Teaching the Bible to the emerging (postmodern) generation.

Hey guys, I'm new to the site. Found this article during my time here in the States. Thought you might glean a few things from it for fodder for conversation, encouragement, thought.

http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/national/2007/12/13/a-return-to-tradition.html?PageNr=3

Kevin

Okay, okay, so I said I was going to organize something, like, 2 months ago. Well back off, I've been busy.

There have been increasing murmurings about the need for actually meeting each other face to face. I don't want to lose the momentum that's building here, so why wait till next year for 'official' gatherings with 'speakers' (and pulpits)?

I propose a lunch date on Monday 19 Nov, 12h00 at Obz Cafe. I know it's a work day, but for many in ministry its day off, the students are lazing around instead of studying and all you guys in IT work whenever the hell you like! If Nic, Kevin and Tim can make it then we can hear what they are doing. I hope some of the Paarl and Somerset West guys can make it too (find some excuse to do business in town).

Nic has generously offered his house for a gate-crashing evening of wine, women and song...or was it braai, rugby and hellfire? I think it's the second, although I'm seriously hoping that the hellfire is metaphorical because I prefer my chops to be medium-rare. We'll meet at his place late afternoonish - view of mountain and 42-inch TV come standard. All welcome! (hehe - it's easy inviting people around to someone else's place when you don't have to clean up!).

[UPDATE] We're meeting at 5pm-ish at Nic's: 18 Ave Picardie, Constantia. Bring braai meat, and maybe drinks, cigars and chocolate. Spandex chastity belts supplied generously by Nic (thanks!). Feel free to hang around for the rugby - or leave early to find other groups of slovenly friends :)

I have decided, as penance for my sins, to do something about organizing a Cape Town cohort as it seems we are a little slower than the Gautengers in getting ourselves organized. Surprise, surpirse. I have met a couple of people here in Cape Town who are part of the emergent conversation and have seen a few more names on this site of people I know live in Cape Town, but the question is: Are you guys interested in meeting up on an irregular basis? I have no fixed idea of a place or format for these meetings, but I would suggest somewhere in the Southern Suburbs (Obz Cafe?) for a late afternoon coffee/beer and a chat. What say you?