You've probably heard the names - but who are these
people? Here are a few of the major contributors in the conversation
and where you can find out more about them.
Brian
McLaren- One of the predominant leaders in the Emerging
Church. An activist, author, speaker and pastor who was recently
named by Time Magazine as one of American's 25 most influential
evangelicals.
Tony
Jones- National coordinator of Emergent Village- a growing,
generative friendship among missional Christians seeking to love
our world in the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
Karen
Ward- Abbess (Pastor) of Church of the Apostles, a Lutheran-
Episcopal emerging congregation in Seattle, Washington.
Rob
Bell- Pastor and founder of Mars
Hill in Grand Rapids, MI. He is also the creator of the widely
popular Nooma
video series. While he does not claim to be part of the emerging
church, his voice has had a major impact on the conversations.
Marc
Driscoll- Pastor and founder of Mars Hill in Seattle,
WA. Driscoll, who was once considered himself part of the Emerging
Church conversation, is now one of its biggest critics.
Nathan
Frambach- Pastor and seminary professor at Wartburg Theological
Seminary in IA. He is one of the main Lutheran voices within the
emerging conversation.
You-
a vital member in the ongoing conversation.
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