«This thing» to which he refers began in the 1990s when a group of
young evangelical leaders initiated a conversation (they still prefer to call it a «conversation» rather than a movement») about renewing the church for mission in a postmodern world.
But Obama's public piety has helped him bond with
young evangelical leaders, who are less tied to the GOP than their parents» generation.
He gives shout - outs to
young evangelical leaders in major speeches.
Not exact matches
His trip to Israel — which included meetings with top Middle Eastern political
leaders and a tour of Christian holy sites with 40
evangelical activists — has fueled growing speculation that the
younger Paul is seriously considering a presidential bid of his own in 2016.
In the case of the Emergent movement, I wonder if some of the additional cognitive dissonance comes from it moving away from
Young Leaders, which (in my understanding) was primarily a group that was
evangelical and relatively conservative theologically, and moving toward progressive Emergentism.
The teaching that men are to be the «spiritual
leaders» of their homes is found nowhere in Scripture, and yet I — along with far too many
young evangelical women — spent hours upon hours fretting over this in college, worrying I'd never find a guy who was more knowledgeable about the Bible than I, who was always more emotionally connected to God than I, who was better at leading in the church than I, and who consistently exhibited more faithfulness and wisdom than I. (In fact, under this paradigm, I came to see many of my gifts as liabilities, impediments to settling down with a good «spiritual
leader»!)
Evangelical leaders constantly warn that
young people are deserting churches; pastors struggle to address changing views on homosexuality; and others wonder how
evangelicals can remain relevant when a growing number of Americans refuse to identify with any religion.
The same sociological forces that prevent
evangelical leaders from joining the conversation also exert tremendous pressure on
younger evangelicals.
In 1971,
Evangelical leaders were denouncing Larry Norman and asking
young people to burn their albums (which I did, in the backyard, saving a few of my favorites) or at least play them backwards to discover their hidden satanic messages.
The
Evangelical Immigration Table, including
leaders like National Association of
Evangelicals (NAE) president Leith Anderson and Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) president Russell Moore, wrote the President and congressional
leaders this week to tell them that Dreamers are «leading in our churches and our communities» and to «find solutions that allow these
young people to stay in our country long - term and continue to be a blessing to our communities.»
Since its debut last April at the Q Gathering in Austin (where Wigg - Stevenson shared the stage with former Secretary of State George Shultz), 2FP's whirlwind «tour» has included the National Cathedral, PBS» Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, the National Association of
Evangelicals (NAE)
Leaders Forum, and Willow Creek Community Church's
young adult ministry, Generation Axis.
Now, Driscoll has often referred to these as his «angry
young prophet days,» and says he hopes to move to a more fatherly role as he continues as a pastor and
leader in
evangelical Christianity.