Just finished a great book by Robert Webber called The Younger Evangelicals. If you're having a hard time explaining to the 'older' crowd the spiritual shift in America among the predominantly under-30 crowd then send them to this book.
In the words of my friend Chris, "it's the best modern explanation of postmodernism and its implications for ministry out there."
I'll blog about it more later. It's what every senior pastor of every church in America should read.
Ok, I saw this on the sidebar and wondered... but should I put down Divine.. and Shaping and pick it up??? Is it that important for me to understand you young'uns?
Posted by: revtom | January 19, 2006 at 05:56 PM
JR, I have read the book by Webber and recommend it as well. I am looking at your blog tonight for the first time in a while. Regarding the Emergent church, I hear D.A. Carson's book is pretty harsh and that Gibbs book is very positive. I assume Gibbs book is similar to Webber's but I look forward to reading them both. As a practioner, I recommend Church on the Other Side by McLaren as a good solid pastoral introduction. Of course Webber is essentially writing: look at all these young people who are putting into practice my book Ancient Future Faith! I'm teasing him. Ancient Future Faith is a great book and so is Younger Evangelicals.
Posted by: | January 29, 2006 at 01:59 AM