Comments on: Predictions on the ‘new evangelical’ movement https://www.quakerranter.org/predictions-on-the-new-evangelical-movement/ A Weekly Newsletter and Blog from Martin Kelley Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:12:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ethan R. Friend https://www.quakerranter.org/predictions-on-the-new-evangelical-movement/#comment-194545 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:24:00 +0000 http://www.quakerranter.org/2011/03/predictions-on-the-new-evangelical-movement/#comment-194545 I’ve been actively involved in a Friends Meeting in Portland OR the past two years, and soon return to the East Coast. I’m curious to see how these dynamics play out in New England Quaker groups. Part of the difference, I think, lies in the fact that East Coast Quakerism tends to be all but entirely along the unprogrammed end of the spectrum, whereas here in Oregon, there’s quite a few programmed Friends churches as well. This has led to what is slowly becoming an important “convergence” movement between the two branches, and has I think helped to foster a greater sense of welcoming and inclusion for those who might be along these “new evangelical” lines…

]]> By: Wess https://www.quakerranter.org/predictions-on-the-new-evangelical-movement/#comment-194535 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:51:00 +0000 http://www.quakerranter.org/2011/03/predictions-on-the-new-evangelical-movement/#comment-194535 In reply to Michelangelo Rossellini.

That’s a quick way to write off lots of people and it’s just not true. Yes, there are some who are still anti- but there are some that are very supportive. I think what’s hard for some Friends to accept is that people who profess Jesus can actually be more inclusive than people who reject him in the name of inclusivity.

]]> By: Martin Kelley https://www.quakerranter.org/predictions-on-the-new-evangelical-movement/#comment-194534 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:31:00 +0000 http://www.quakerranter.org/2011/03/predictions-on-the-new-evangelical-movement/#comment-194534 In reply to Michelangelo Rossellini.

Perhaps the more sexually-inclusive end of Friends could provide a model there. Freedom Friends Church in Oregon (http://www.freedomfriends.org) has a “new evangelical” vibe to it but labels itself “passionately inclusive” and explicitly states just what this means in their FAQ. I’d love to see more cross-over like this.

]]> By: Michelangelo Rossellini https://www.quakerranter.org/predictions-on-the-new-evangelical-movement/#comment-194533 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:14:00 +0000 http://www.quakerranter.org/2011/03/predictions-on-the-new-evangelical-movement/#comment-194533 Unfortunately when these “emerging evangelicals” speak about being more “inclusive”, they are still excluding gays and lesbians, which makes them still nothing more then hypocrites.

]]>