Is There an Alternative to Emergent?

In the next few posts I want to present an alternative to the emergent village that makes sense and doesn't go over to hyper-Calvinism, hyper-dispensationalism, hyper-Arminanism (Finneyism in other words more than true Welayanism) or hyper-fundamentalism.

Here are two quotes that will start us out.

There is a Nigerian church, the RCCG Church (Redeemed Christian Church of God) that is growing by leaps and bounds, including starting churches here in the USA (I counted 283 listed in the USA at their website). What is the RCCG’s growth secret? The writer of the article I took this from says,
" I suspect it has something to do with their commitment to prayer, fasting and faith in God’s supernatural power."

Here is the other quote from a book I am reading entitled, Everyday Theoogy by Kevin vanhoozer. In a chapter on church architecture, chapter 5, is a quote by Premkumar D. Williams, especially about megachurches and those trying hard to relate to the culture,
"..models pore over their porfolios, singers over their music videos, and preachers over their sermons Yes, we can do these for Christ's sake, but when this involves advertising, programming, management, and leadership of a large number of people responsible for a variety of activities all geared toward creating the best impression on the visitor, there is a tencency to control the process so as to guarntee the product. This can tempt one to squeeze the Spirit out of the scene and lean on the dunamics of performance."

These two quotes give you a clue to where I am headed with this series. Stay tuned as I tell you about two revivals in the 20th century that I believe were the real deal, one here in America and the other in another country. Can you guess which ones they were and who headed them?

(Pentecostals and Charistmatics--Are you paying attention here?)