This stuff from Fred Peatross is good (via Brother Maynard):

• The traditional church relies upon a pastor system and lecture.
  Dependent upon the traditional bible class established over a century ago as an evangelistic tool while teaching english to America’s illerate.
• The emergent desires a facilitator and talking points.

Modernity=linear, rows and lines. (Hence pews all lined-up in neat rows)
Emergent=circles, loops, and unending lines (prefer seats ‘even pews’ strategically arranged so everyone is facing someone).

Modernity=learn then do
Emergent=learn while doing

Modernity=budgets
Emergent=strategic giving

Modernity=attractional evangelism (come-to-church; modernism’s seeker movement)
Emergent= (come-to-Jesus) crosses border and engages the pre-Christian on their turf allowing them to live by their code of conduct. More non-Christian friends than Christian friends. Recreates the court of the Gentiles.

and one more:

Modernity=wants to follow proven trails
Emergent=can live without clear maps; prefer becoming a cultural cartographer

Now, I’ll quote me:

“…next week you all are going to be a part of the sermon: we’re going to have a party, so wear your party clothes! It’ll fit with the passage of scripture we’ll be hearing.”

“The pastor shouldn’t be the only nor even the best preacher in the congregation. We can train others to do that, too.”

“What are your God-sized dreams?” [Followed by open mic]

“I’d rather meet in a living room than a boardroom.”

“They’re called ‘Discipleship Discovery Groups’ because I really have no idea what God will call you to do to follow him. But we’re here to figure it out together.”

“If we perceive the offering to be solely the means by which we meet the budget, keep the lights on and pay the Pastor, then the offering comes out looking more like taxes than worship… The offering gives those who are in need what they need to survive. This implies that all of our buildings, salaries and utility bills are to be used for that purpose as well: we connect those in need (whatever the need) with the abundance of the Kingdom.”

“Yeah, I know we don’t know where that money’s coming from. But God will provide for our needs. If he doesn’t provide it, we don’t need it. God uses sources we don’t even know about or consider right now. The abundance of the creator of the universe is at our disposal; what are we worried about?”

“It’s not like it used to be. We don’t get people just walking in the door to check us out. We have to go out and find them and speak to them on their turf in their language. And then, if we expect them to become a part of our community, we have to allow them to speak their language on our turf, too. Or maybe we don’t even worry about our turf anymore.”

“Points of Discussion for Ministry in the 21st Century”

No longer are societies of non-Christians our theoretical neighbors in a far corner of the globe; today they are our real, physical neighbors, down on the corner of our street. This requires un-dreamt-of strategies and creative approaches, unfamiliar and new. Many have questioned whether congregations well-established in the former societal situation can make the transition to the new before they, yellowed with age, find their way into the scrapbooks of history and their doors close.

I believe it can be done. More importantly, I believe it must be done. It must be done with urgency, for the time is short; the window of opportunity will not remain open for long. Nevertheless, this is the mission of every church in every generation: to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ, to hand on the faith to the next generation, so that a people yet unborn may sing the praises of our God. The road on which we tread has not yet been paved: it will be fraught with peril and potholes. Sometimes it will reduce to the narrowest of traces. It is a road we have not traveled down before.

Yet, there always will be a road. Our Lord and Savior, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, has blazed the trail ahead of us, marking our path through the scriptures he has given us. Despite the hardship, this path will lead to life: the path we have been given is the path that leads through our own cross to our own empty tomb.

So I guess I’m Emerging/Postmodern, according to Peatross, et al.