His courses and 40-plus books were variations on the same themes. Webber was an American theologian, author, Worship Leader columnist, and founder of what is now the Robert E. Webber defined it as tasting the “communion of the fullness of the body of Christ.”Īlways a step or three ahead of the church, Webber devoted his life to inviting believers to worship as “one body,” joined through “one Lord, one faith, one baptism” (Ephesians 4:4-5). What’s behind all this interest in worship from other traditions, especially the early church? The late Robert E. Protestants becoming Orthodox in its teaching. Young adults raised on praise bands now chanting the Psalms. Bible churches celebrating weekly communion. Baptists draping the sanctuary cross in purple for Lent. A feature story exploring ancient future faith and worship.īaptist, Methodist, Pentecostal and Nazarene churches following the liturgical calendar. The “Reformation” has pushed the Christian church (anti-biblical values) in the Christian church beyond its roots in scripture and worship into Baal worship.Īncient future worship is about rooting our worship as the early church did–in God’s story–so we embody not our culture but God’s mission. They came together for the reason to draw together the three streams of the CEC Christian church. The roots of the Charismatic Episcopal church of North America began with Randolph Adler, Robert Webber, Peter Gilchrist and a few other theologians getting together and forming what is now a pre-denominational communion of churches called “The International Communion of Charismatic Churches (ICCEC) which encompasses the CEC North America (CECNA) and hundreds of churches in Africa and Asia and other over seas areas. “Robert E Webber’s Legacy: Ancient Future Faith and Worship”
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