Tony Jones is a prominent emergent church blogger, speaker and author based at non denominational Solomon’s Porch church in Minneapolis. This past week he served as “scholar in residence” at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Alexandria. Aldersgate has had other emergents such as Scott McKnight and Brian McLaren as its previous scholars. Sunday evening Jones spoke on “Why Is the United Methodist Church So Screwed Up?” He was careful to explain the topic was assigned to him by the pastors.
Calling himself a “pretty harsh critic of denominationalism,” Jones said John Wesley would be “kicked out” of the Methodist church today for ordaining people on the frontier and upsetting Anglican bishops. “He didn’t leave the Anglican Church, he was kicked out,” for spreading a “virus” of spiritual renewal, Jones recalled.
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