but that seeks to celebrate and actualize the presence of the ascended Lord in every area of life. The younger emerging church leaders regard the social activism of previous generations as tainted by the modernistic sacred/secular divide of the past. They recognize that human effort and political maneuvering will not bring about the reign of Christ. We cannot build the kingdom; rather, in the teaching of Jesus, the coming of the kingdom is the prerogative of God, and comes as gift and surprise. Consequently,
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