Abstract
We live in a liquid new world driven by incessant change. Our reality is constantly shaped by new forms of non-linear individualism, which is expressed in countless factions, networks, tribes and alliances. Social systems do not maintain their shape for very long, because they decompose and melt faster than the time it takes to cast them, according to the sociologist Zygmunt Bauman. Religious institutions that do not come to terms with these rapid rates of change soon find themselves trapped in a so-called parallel universe, with hardly any influence on society. In order to embrace our fluid new reality with its numerous open systems and ever-increasing levels of complexity, ekerk understands herself as a movement of Jesus followers whose tribal identity is shaped around his teachings on the Kingdom of God, and which is reflected in the values of relationality and generosity. We have ‘tribal habitats’ in various digital and physical spaces. Under the radar of institutionalised church and academia, but also as their ally in a somewhat subversive manner, ekerk facilitates the spreading of the good news of Jesus in decentralised but very real ways. ekerkalso runs a large generosity ministry, as well as various seminars, meetings and growth programmes such as DieGang/TheGang to invest in young Christian leaders.
Highlights
Ekerk [echurch] is an independent ‘glocal’ (i.e. ‘global’ and ‘local’) faith movement with an organic presence on social media and elsewhere
Research reports on contemporary trends and issues are published regularly on the ekerk website and application. ekerk runs consecutive 18-month entrepreneurial leadership programmes for younger church leaders (DieGang/TheGang), while sustaining a large ministry of generosity across South Africa
Ekerk plays alongside formal church and academia, while simultaneously serving these and other institutions in somewhat subversive ways
Summary
Ekerk [echurch] is an independent ‘glocal’ (i.e. ‘global’ and ‘local’) faith movement with an organic presence on social media and elsewhere (cf. Nell 2016). During such day seminars, which have been attended by close to two thousand people over the past 2 years, we introduce church leaders and others to various facets of liquid modernity through ekerk’s research reports (regularly published on our website), as well as to new academic research in various fields.
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