http://jesusmanifesto.disqus.com/following the way of Jesus in the land of our captivityenWed, 15 Nov 2006 18:27:56 -0000http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2006/11/14/cohort-meeting-this-thursday-the-emerging-church-as-reform-movement/#comment-1290008Yes, I'd certainly hope so. I don't know many emerging church leaders who are still in the "I'm pissed off and want to deconstruct the church" phase, so I'd imagine there will be a balance of deconstruction and construction going on.<br><br>An example of a reform is the way that the emerging church has challenged mainstream evangelicals to care about social justice. There is both a challenge and a call to action within this sort of reform. However, many church folks see issues like the environment, worker rights, etc. as secondary issues. The emerging church is more likely to see them as essential issues. So the question is, how can emerging leaders help folks see the need for change? Other issues could be how one understands the Gospel, how one "does" evangelism, and how one engages culture.Van SWed, 15 Nov 2006 18:27:56 -0000http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2006/11/14/cohort-meeting-this-thursday-the-emerging-church-as-reform-movement/#comment-1290006Will there be any discussion of what emergent can do to be constructive?JVDWed, 15 Nov 2006 17:44:00 -0000http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2006/11/14/cohort-meeting-this-thursday-the-emerging-church-as-reform-movement/#comment-1290004Hmmm...what is the most manly way possible? Is that missing me while eating beef jerky and drinking scotch while smoking a pipe?Van SWed, 15 Nov 2006 00:24:03 -0000http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2006/11/14/cohort-meeting-this-thursday-the-emerging-church-as-reform-movement/#comment-1290002i'm missing you in the most manly way possible right now.fargo johnTue, 14 Nov 2006 21:54:40 -0000