1. emergence and convergence

2. Modern Crisis Medieval church Conservative way Liberal way from Nancey Murphy, Beyond Liberalism and Fundamentalism

3. Modern Crisis Medieval church Conservative way Liberal way Increasing Polarization

4. Modern Crisis Medieval church Conservative way Liberal way Increasing Polarization

5. Modern Crisis Medieval church Conservative way Liberal way Postmodern Interruption The Post-Liberal, Post-Evangelical Convergence

6. Modern Crisis Conservative way Liberal way A Generous Orthodoxy? A Missional Church?

7. Modern Crisis Conservative way Liberal way

8. Emerging theology: What is missional?

9. Our contemporary gospel is primarily INFORMATION ON HOW INDIVIDUALS GO TO HEAVEN AFTER DEATH with a large footnote about increasing your personal happiness and success through God. with a small footnote about character development with a smaller footnote about spiritual experience with a smaller footnote about social/global transformation.

10. self church world

11. self church world

12. Provocative Question: Does Christs church have a message of the kingdom or … Does Christs message of the kingdom have a church?

13. Making disciples of Jesus means forming people who live in the way of the kingdom … Gathered as disciples - Sent out as apostles.

14. How does this process work? -Apprenticeship - Community of practice - Presence of example - elbow knowledge

15. What will happen?

16. What will you and I do?