Evangel Society Issue - Church in Culture

The last five years have witnessed the rise of a new brigade of Christian writers. Authors coming out of the postmodern or emerging church movement are topping bestseller lists and initiating a discussion about how Christianity must change to remain relevant to the culture. Typifying this trend is Brian McLaren, recently named by TIME magazine, as on of the "25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America." These emerging church writers have raised some legitimate concerns with the Christian church in America, but risk giving away too much of the Gospel in their quest to re-enter culture. The Evangel Society has reviewed several books influential in this movement, and will develop additional articles to address key issues.

Michael Francisco, Issue Editor \| bio \| email \|
	Michael has been selected as the Director of the Evangel Society for 2005-2006, which the group has dedicated to developing a more comprehensive view of the Church in culture and how that relates to the emerging church movement.

Keith Miller | bio | email |

Chris Walker| bio | email |

The New Kind of Christian Trilogy

BOOK 1 REVIEW - A New Kind of Christian.
by Keith Miller (27 March 2005)
In the last five years, Brian McLaren has assumed a leadership role within a segment of Evangelical Christianity. His influence has spread so wide that TIME magazine recently named him one of the "25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America." A New Kind of Christian and its sequel, The Story We Find Ourselves In, have been very instrumental in winning him this broad audience. This month he is releasing the final piece in this trilogy, The Last Word… and the Word After That.

BOOK 2 REVIEW - The Story We Find Ourselves In
by Michael Francisco (14 March 2005)
Brian McLaren's immensely popular book, A New Kind of Christian, largely begged the question - what is the new type of Christian really like? The sequel, The Story We Find Ourselves In, provides a first view of what Christians of this 'new kind' are like.

BOOK 3 REVIEW - The Final Word, and the word after that
by Keith Miller (forthcoming)
A review of Brian McLaren's final book in the trilogy is soon to be released.

More Articles on the Church

Passion for the Gospel - Mark Driscoll's Radical Reformission
by Chris Walker (1 November 2005)

The Person of Christ - Brian McLaren wrongly separates the person from the message
by Chris Walker (14 March 2005)
Pastor and author Brian McLaren (Recently named by Time magazine as one of the 25 most influential Evangelicals of the last century) has said something worth repeating. He wrote in The Church in Emerging Culture that, "If Christianity has anything to say at all, if it has a message that is worth repeating at all, then at the core is Christ." That's true - our focus must be on Christ, and as believers, we should rejoice in every opportunity we have to proclaim the message of Jesus Christ. It is also true that in the church today, we might do well to examine how Christ-focused we truly are.

Christian Church in Germany I
by Phillip Koerner (10 Februarey 2004)
This is the first in a series of articles about the state of the Christian Church in Germany. Evangel Society guest Phillip Koerner spent a year in Germany studying in the town of Saarbruecken. He was active in the local Christian community and made many critical observations about culture and the church. This journal represents his personal observations.

Christian Church in Germany II
by Phillip Koerner (11 March 2004)
This is the second in a series of articles about the state of the Christian Church in Germany.