Emergent Church Observations

I love Mark Driscoll. The man keeps growing on me more and more. I don't agree with everything he says (Reformed theology, church franchising, etc) but he scratches my itch. There needs to be more like him in Christendom.

In a Youtube video
1. Emerging Evangelicals: Donald Miller and the like. Still evangelically based, focus on basic theology, but turning on some of the original traditions in churches.
2. House Church Emerging: No pastor, no building, little theology, but a huge emphasis on relationships.
3. Reformed Emergent: Mark Driscoll, Covenant Life, and such. They are heavy in theology, very relevant, often charismatic. Though I don't agree with some of Reform theology or charismatics, I'm really excited about this group and the resurgence of theology.
4: Emerging Liberals: Rod Bell, Brian McLaren, and the like. Little theology, heavy on being "relevant," often liberal in politics, and emphasize social action. Seem to like to emphasize change more than truth.

I'm very concerned regarding the liberal movement. I at first was very attracted to the teaching of Rod Bell. However...after awhile (his blessed are the peacemaker episodes), I was very turned off to being different for the sake of being different and rebelling against what the church was...even the good things it was.

What I like? The emphasis on relationship in the church, the break away from Christianese, the application of the Biblical church to modern times. the second takes on certain topics. They seem to not care as much about the number of salvations as much as the number of disciples. That is HUGE to me.

I continue to do my research into this fast growing movement.