There is a kind of "restlessness of spirit" among people these days, particularly within the Church and our interactions among others. From a sociological perspective some point to the changing age and words like "post-modern", "emergent", "post-liberal" or neocharismatic have been popularized. I suspect, however, that it is too early to guess what the movement of Spirit is doing but it is clear that something is emerging.
At Sparling we have been trying to express ourselves in the context of our motto, "Where God Speaks Your Language", and for us this has really been more of an exercise of allowing a CONVERGENCE of sorts. How this has played out for us is in the intentional focus on hopefulness in the post-modern expression of faith manifest in the emerging church while at the same time being faithful to conventional Christianity and the best it has to offer.
It may sound like we're simply blending the two in order to capitalize on the best of both convention and emergence, but we believe its more than that. It's an attempt to tell the ancient story with cultural relevance for today. Our convictions that form the basis of our Christian identity (so wonderfully expressed in "A New Creed") must be expressed in a way that ignites contemporary vision and leads us to missional action.
In short we have to ask the question: "how is the Great Commission" best understood and lived out in our contemporary context?"
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