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' Emergent leaders call for ‘missional re-understanding of Jesus-followership and Christ-focus imbued with passionate creativity and emotional authenticity,’ whatever that means.'

"CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — At a recent conference-like "gathering" of emergent church leaders, various factions sparred over competing visions for the future of the movement.

Leaders on one side called for "deepening and continuously beautiful efforts toward emotionally true self-divulgence and confession." Other leaders countered with a call for "a theological re-purposing of our objective and subjective missionality within a framework of God-love." Because few in attendance actually understood what either side meant, both ideas were tabled.

The sides did agree that emergent leaders should continue to take every opportunity to make casual, cool cultural references to popular television shows, movies and Internet phenomena to introduce quasi-intellectual spiritual points about the state of the American church.

They also pledged to maintain their reputation for being "more spiritually honest than the millions of people who attend institutionalized churches every week and blindly go along with the programs, sermons and mindset that make American Christianity the colossal failure it is today."

After toasting themselves with various hyper-cool micro-brews, the audience adjourned to begin 7- and 8-hour theological bull sessions in their hotel rooms and local bars.

Conference organizers say they will meet again to do the same thing next year."

(Story courtesy of Larknews.com)

Funny cause could be true

Was sent an email containing this story today from Larknews.com.  Appeals to my sense of humour.  Particularly liked this one and even this one.  And OK this one is funny too.  Tell you what, if you like to have a laugh at the idiosyncrasies (that's a big word for me!) of the Church ( a la Adrian Plass) then go and have a scout about.  If you are sensitive to being irreverent, then better not!  I like them simply because they could so easily be true (they're not, are they??).  Enjoy.

P.S. Just found another! ... and another.  OK I'm going to stop now! (One more)