august 2002, next-wave magazine

City Networks
by Douglas Flett

"This is a watershed time. A paradigm shift is occurring in the western church - the face of the church is changing. Like a spreading net, but not uniform, accurately structured, but not by man, relational yet global - an army, terrible with banners!"

Cult of the Cutting Edge
by Ron Duty

"As of late Eminem, the rapper everyone loves to hate, has been reminding us that 'we need a little controversy."

The Problem with Me
by Joel McClure

"The problem with 'me' is that 'I' am not really the individual I imagine myself to be."

My New Church (part 2)
by Daniel Miller

"
I was at a "Christian" concert the other night and afterward there was the obligatory "saved" speech."

LOL, God!
Chat room paraphrase of Genesis 18
by Andrew Careaga

"<Elohim> she'll have a son
<Sarah> um...i didn't laugh
<Elohim> lol!"

Making Our Churches Pagan-Friendly
by Dave Crampton

"But what are we trying to achieve in our evangelism? Do we want to have people who behave like us, believe the way we do, or are we encouraging them to belong to our community?
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