Comments on: What does it mean to be Methomergent?

By: steverankin

steverankin — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:00:34 +0000

I, too, struggle with the paradox of hierarchy and grass-roots transparency. I think the key lies in shared vision. Hierarchy is less problematic in a group with shared vision. If there is no shared vision and people are held together only by hierarchy (structure), then we’re in trouble.

By: ireverant

ireverant — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:15:50 +0000

I really like what you’ve written here…especially the third point. I’d love to post what you wrote on methomergentlab.wordpress.com and on a Facebook group (with links to your blog, of course). I’m a “methomergent” serving as an associate pastor in a Mega Church and feel, what you accurately call, a “deep longing” that frequently makes it difficult to serve in this context. I’m still working out exactly how I can live out my emergent self in this setting. Good thoughts, man.

By: mikeoles3

mikeoles3 — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:34:24 +0000

Thanks for your words. I am a layleader of a smalll, urban, and hopefully cutting edge church in downtown Indianapolis. We were a traditional united methodist church (ie. dying) until we started rethinking what it meant to do church.

it is still tough–as we still have some folks who are so stuck in the old ways of doing things. But the future is exciting.

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By: gavin

gavin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:42:25 +0000

those are some great thoughts jay. the both/and is critical and the idea that a leader has to love both streams is needed. we don’t have loose our tradition and identity to make change.

i just hope we don’t adopt the methomergent name. we made that up as a joke over the ’05 convention. i am sorta disturbed that it sticks around today.