next-wave.org - the church and culture: about next-wave

vision

To bring together Christians from all walks of life, including pastors, church planters and leaders across denominational and national borders, who want to reach out to people in postmodern culture, and who understand that, in order to do so, significant changes need to be made in the way we run and organize our churches.

Next-Wave wants to explore new ways, discuss them, study them. Next-Wave is a place where any person, pastor, planter or leader can contribute. Discuss your strategy, raise your questions, list your objectives, explain your experiments, and share your stories with us!

Click here to read about our basic beliefs and perspective

the people of next-wave

Next-Wave has always depended on the voice of leaders within the Church to contribute and share their thoughts and passions. Here are a few of the people who are part of this movement. If you want to be part of the Next-Wave community of writers, read below for the submission guidelines and get involved!

	David Hopkins is a contributing editor for Next-Wave. He was editor-in-chief from September 2001-September 2002. He graduated from Texas A&M University at Commerce with a degree in English and Philosophy. David is a community pastor at Axxess. In addition to his work at Axxess, David teaches literature and composition at Martin High School. * monkhouse.blogspot.com
	Charlie Wear is the publisher of Next-Wave. Charlie is a lawyer living with his wife Loretta, in Southern California. He was the Senior Pastor of the Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Moreno Valley and served as an Area Pastoral Coordinator and Church Planting Coordinator in the Association of Vineyard Churches. Most recently, he has been working with a team reaching out to teens to twenty-somethings and their parents through skateboarding. He has three children, four step-children and three grandsons. *crossfaith.net
	Eric Stanford is a contributing editor for Next-Wave. He runs an "e-lancing" business from his home in Colorado Springs, mostly doing editing for book publishers and writing for magazines. His great desire is to help the Christian publishing industry learn to serve postmoderns more effectively. Eric studied English at Judson College and theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. * Stanford Creative Services
	Leslie Ramusack is the Community and Outreach Liaison for Next-Wave. Currently, she lives in Philadelphia. She loves receiving email…so write her at leslie@next-wave.org if you have any cool ministry stories or really good lasagna recipes.
	Roger Bos is the founding editor of Next-Wave. He and his wife, Sophie have three kids. After a three-year internship at Desert Springs Church in California, they have returned to Europe to be involved in church planting and leadership with Christian Associates International. They come from Amsterdam, where Roger and Sophie were on staff at Crossroads International Church. He graduated from Tyndale Theological Seminary with an M.A. degree. * www.thejourney.nl
	Len Hjalmarson is involved in a street ministry in Kelowna, BC. He is married to Betty, a registered nurse, who is involved with women in recovery groups. They have two daughters, a cat and a sudden flurry of rabbits. Len holds a MDiv from MB Biblical Seminary in Fresno, CA. * www.nextreformation.com
	Melissa Cassidy Hopkins is an assistant photographer at D2 Studios in Dallas. Melissa earned her degree in photography from Texas A&M University at Commerce.
	Stephen Shields is a Technology Manager with USA TODAY, a freelance writer, and formerly a bi-vocational pastor with Cedar Ridge Community Church, founded by Brian McLaren. He lives with his wife Bethany and three daughters - Michaela Siobhan, Skye Teresa, and Alia Noelle - in the Baltimore-Washington corridor. * faithmaps.org
	Jordon Cooper is a Future Mapper and Director of Communications at Lakeview Church in Saskatoon, Canada. He is married to Wendy and they have a son named Mark. * www.jordoncooper.com
	Brenda Seefeldt is a 20-year youth ministry veteran. But her most important role is being Mrs. Seefeldt at the school where she substitute teaches. * www.wildfrontier.org
	Dann Pantoja's passion is to help multiply effective leaders for the global and digital realities of the 21st Century. He has traveled globally as a leadership consultant. He's married to Joji, his college sweetheart. They have three young adult children--Alethea, L'nielle Joy, and Byron. They live in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. * www.dannpantoja.com
	Mark Riddle is a pastor from Tulsa, Oklahoma and the Co-founder of Liquid Thinking, Inc. He is the husband of Pam and the father of "2 kids." * liquidthinking.org
	Andrew Careaga is the author of the books eMinistry: Connecting with the Net Generation (Kregel, 2001) and E-vangelism: Sharing the Gospel in Cyberspace (Vital Issues Press, 1999). He also is a volunteer youth minister at Salem Faith Assembly Church in Salem, Missouri. * e-vangelism.com and eministryonline.com
	Thomas Hohstadt is the author of the books Dying to Live and I Felt God... I Think. He has achieved recognition in several fields: international symphony conductor, author, lecturer, recording artist, composer, and soloist. A twenty-eight-year conducting career includes positions with the Eastman School of Music; the Honolulu, Amarillo, and Midland-Odessa Symphonies; and guest appearances in eight nations. * futurechurch.net

contributions

Next-Wave is a part of an ongoing discussion concerning the Church's role in society. We invite you to participate in this discussion.

Submissions to the magazine are not paid. All the same, our magazine is read by and has a voice within a vast community of readers who care deeply for the Gospel message and our Church. Through Next-Wave, writers have an opportunity to reach thousands of people.

Our magazine focuses its content on exploring the cross section between postmodern culture and the living Church. How does the church respond to the various complex cultural and societal trends that exist? We prefer writers who are engaging the culture around them, not merely complaining from the sidelines.

Submissions to the magazine should be between 400 and 1000 words. Please submit your work as an attachment in MS WORD, or as the body of an e-mail. Please use a standard font preferrably Arial (12 point), and include a short biography of yourself at the end of the piece. Given the constraints of the medium, an editorial style article lends itself better to an on-line publication. All material should be received at least two weeks before publication. Publication is the first Saturday of every month.

Please review our posted writer's contract. Please send submissions to our publisher, Charlie Wear at: charlie@next-wave.org

contact

Next-Wave c/o Charles Wear, publisher
12190 Perris Blvd. #F-355
Moreno Valley, CA. 92557 U.S.A