The Emerging Church Movement did not come from nowhere. It sprung from a history that included the Jesus Movement, the Seeker Sensitive Megachurch Movement, and a revolution in youth ministry. In this episode, hosts Tony Jones and Tripp Fuller talk about what was happening in the 1980s and 1990s in the American church that laid the groundwork for the ECM. Their guests include Danielle Shroyer, Brad Cecil, Tim Conder, Gerardo Marti, and Doug Pagitt.

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01 | Proto-Emergent: The Seeds of a Movement

An Oral History of the Emergent Church Movement hosted by Tripp Fuller and Tony Jones

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In this final episode of Emerged, we combed through 70+ hours of interviews with dozens to look back on the movement and assess its successes, its failures, and its legacy. We talk about the central aspect of the ECM — friendship — and we listen in as two churches die. And finally, we say our goodbyes. Voices include Mark Scandrette, Doug Pagitt, Brian McLaren, Jason Mitchell, Danielle Shroyer, Lilly Lewin, Rudy Carrasco, Jonny Baker, Tim Keel, Tim Conder, Morgan McKenna, Brad Cecil, Brad Smith, Jay Bakker, Barry Taylor, Nadia Bolz-Weber, Gerardo Marti, Mike Clawson, Mike Stavlund, Diana Butler Bass, and Anthony Smith. 
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Karen Sloan - karensloan.net
The Open Table Network - https://opentable.network/
Brad Cecil
Chris Estus

Music by The Cobalt Season (compliments of Ryan Sharp), Solomon’s Porch (compliments of Ben Johnson)

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10 | The Legacy: The Emerging Church Movement as Failure and Success

In this episode of Emerged, we are joined by Anthony Smith, a Pentecostal minister, local activist, EV Cohort leader, town councilman, and Theo-blogger at Musings of a Postmodern Negro. This long-time leader of the ECM shares his personal journey, highlighting how questions of race, class, and identity politics changed the movement. The discussion also delves into the significance of local cohorts as community spaces and how the movement provided a liminal space for individuals navigating faith and culture.

https://postmodernegro.wordpress.com/about/
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Our Producers:
Karen Sloan - karensloan.net
The Open Table Network - https://opentable.network/
Brad Cecil
Chris Estus

Music by The Cobalt Season (compliments of Ryan Sharp), Solomon’s Porch (compliments of Ben Johnson)

Order Tony's Book "The God of Wild Places:
https://reverendhunter.com/books

Get Tickets to Theology Beer Camp here:
theologybeer.camp
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09 | Emergent So White: A Conversation with the Postmodern Negro

From the beginning, church leaders criticized the Emerging Church Movement. At times painful, at other times laughable, it came from the right and the left. The critics took on what ECM leaders said and wrote, how they led churches, and even how they looked. And none were more the target of criticism than Brian McLaren, Doug Pagitt, and Nadia Bolz-Weber. In this episode, they get to hear clips of that criticism — some for the first time — and respond in real time. You'll hear what they learned, what they regret, and some never-before-told behind-the-scenes stories. 
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Our Producers:
Karen Sloan - karensloan.net
The Open Table Network - https://opentable.network/
Brad Cecil
Chris Estus

Music by The Cobalt Season (compliments of Ryan Sharp), Solomon’s Porch (compliments of Ben Johnson)

Order Tony's Book "The God of Wild Places:
https://reverendhunter.com/books

Get Tickets to Theology Beer Camp here:
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08 | The Backlash: Critics Take Their Toll

In 2011, Tripp sat down with Rachel Held Evans (1981-2019) to record some conversations for a project that never got off the ground. This never-before-heard audio provides a fascinating glimpse into what was going on in the church and the world — and in the head and heart of one of the most beloved Christian authors at the time. But it also reveals just how much has changed, and how no one in 2011 could have foreseen the political and cultural upheavals that would rock the evangelical church. Also joining us on this episode are Ryan Burge, to discuss those changes, and Nadia Bolz-Weber, to share what it was like to meet Rachel, befriend her, and lose her.

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Music by The Cobalt Season (compliments of Ryan Sharp), Solomon’s Porch (compliments of Ben Johnson)

Emerged is a crowdfunded project. If you join, you’ll have access to extra material, ad-free episodes, private livestreams with the hosts and guests, and an array of gifts at various levels of partnership. Learn more and join at EmergedPodcast.com.

Our Producers:
Karen Sloan - karensloan.net
The Open Table Network - https://opentable.network/
Brad Cecil
Chris Estus

Pre-Order Tony's Book "The God of Wild Places:
https://reverendhunter.com/books

Get Tickets to Theology Beer Camp here:
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Produced by Josh Gilbert: joshgilbertmedia.com
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07 | Rachel Held Evans and the Theological Time Machine

For all the talk about theology and postmodernism, for all the books and conferences, the heart of the Emerging Church Movement was always one thing: planting new churches. In this episode, we sit down for extended conversations with two ECM pastors: Tim Keel planted Jacob’s Well in Kansas City, and he’s now pastoring it toward its 25th anniversary, and Danielle Shroyer was the pastor at Journey in Dallas from 2005 to 2014. If you want an inside look at the life of a congregation in the movement, this is it.

https://jacobswellchurch.org/

Music by The Cobalt Season (compliments of Ryan Sharp), Solomon’s Porch (compliments of Ben Johnson), Journey Church (compliments of Z)

Emerged is a crowdfunded project. If you join, you’ll have access to extra material, ad-free episodes, private livestreams with the hosts and guests, and an array of gifts at various levels of partnership. Learn more and join at EmergedPodcast.com.

Our Producers:
Karen Sloan - karensloan.net
The Open Table Network - https://opentable.network/

Pre-Order Tony's Book "The God of Wild Places:
https://reverendhunter.com/books

Get Tickets to Theology Beer Camp here:
theologybeer.camp

Produced by Josh Gilbert: joshgilbertmedia.com
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01 | Proto-Emergent: The Seeds of a Movement

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