Celtic Contributions to the Emerging Church

by William on June 24, 2007

A friend and mentor (of sorts) has written a bit on what the Celtic Christian influence can offer to the emerging church /fresh expression conversation/exploration today. He is Rev. Ray Simpson, the Guardian of the Community of Aidan & Hilda, based on Lindisfarne (Holy Island) in Northumbria, England. There is a page on his community's website that gives a very cursory look into this, listing some of those aforementioned influences as:

Daily corporate prayer
Eating places - e.g. cafes
Accommodation units - e.g. hostel, B and B, on site units for members
Learning courses - resource centre
Work and creative arts projects
Sacred space
Mentors and counsellors
Allotments, gardens or another earth-friendly link
Facilities for all or most ages
Social entertainment

You can read more on it here. If you'd like to go even deeper, check out Ray's book The Church of the Isles (scroll down) So, for those of you engaging in this conversation, how can you see Ray's suggestions as being/becoming formative influences in the EM conversation/practice? Are they there already? Thoughts?

Labels: Aidan, celtic christianity, community, conversation, emerging church, fresh expressions, Hilda, lindisfarne, rev. ray simpson