Emergent...a 4 letter word?

As the "guidance pastor" of flood the desert, an "emergent" church in Scottsdale, AZ I surprisingly continue to get emails from my friends in more modern churches who are concerned that "emergent" = liberal, compromise, theologically shallow, etc. First of all, while that may indeed represent some it certainly doesnt represent all or i would even say it doesnt rep the majority of us. BTW, its interesting that they never lob these concerns to mainline denom churches who did this yrs ago. I would like to put some of your worries to rest. Know, that most of us are theologically sound. We hold fast to essential christian doctrine. We're simply different in our worship and outreach preferences. Think of it like a missionary. Would you really try to impose the worship preferences or teaching style preferences upon other nations? I would hope not. We believe in the Bible and while we may deliver it (preach) differently doesnt mean that we havent done our exegetical homework. So...its missional. Thats all.