Emerging Church New Starts
In this simple post, Brian McLaren drew my attention to a conference being held by the North Georgia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, titled - Emerging Church New Starts: Where do you begin?
As a United Methodist, I think that this is a sign of hope within the denomination. This seems to be an intentional effort to not only start new congregations, but to do so in a way that addresses realities of culture today. Personally, I have interest in both the emerging movement within mainline denominations and new church starts and may be interested in a quick trip to Atlanta for this opportunity. What do you think?
Is an "emerging church" start different than any other new congregation? If so, what are some distinct characteristics? If not, why not?