Changes

The emerging church movement with its doctrinal [[Indifference|indifferentism]] and its forms of Small Group conversation is viewed with alarm by many conservatives as a radical falling away from historical Christianity through exalting ''personal [[Relativism|subjectivism]]'', and combining [[distortion]]s of [[devotion]]al Roman Catholicism, Orthodox [[mysticism]] and Protestant [[pietism]], with expressions of "feel-good" [[New age movement|New Age]] teachings about the ''Cosmic Christ'' of [[liberal Christianity]] in place of the real historical Jesus Who is the true [[cosmic Christ]] of St. Paul.

The emerging church movement with its doctrinal [[Indifference|indifferentism]] and its forms of Small Group conversation is viewed with alarm by many conservatives as a radical falling away from historical Christianity through exalting ''personal [[Relativism|subjectivism]]'', and combining [[distortion]]s of [[devotion]]al Roman Catholicism, Orthodox [[mysticism]] and Protestant [[pietism]], with expressions of "feel-good" [[New age movement|New Age]] teachings about the ''Cosmic Christ'' of [[liberal Christianity]] in place of the real historical Jesus Who is the true [[cosmic Christ]] of St. Paul.

In the 21st century there has been a renewed resurgence of the debate over Small Groups versus Sunday Schools, a debate having roots in the 17th century (1600's) controversy over ''[[Pietism|Pietist]]'' "home churches" versus establishment churches such as the Lutheran and [[Church of England|Anglican]] Churches, and [[John Wesley]]'s technique of "''[[methodism]]''", questioning which of the two ministries, Small Groups or Sunday Schools, is more effective in producing authentically effective Christian disciples, who worship God in spirit and in truth and [[Agape|selflessly serve]] the [[Corporal and spiritual works of mercy|needs]] of the whole [[Homo sapiens|human community]], [[Research|assessing]] whether Sunday Schools are needed or even necessary or if both can exist together. Foremost among the denominations chiefly opposed to Sunday School is the independent association of the [[Autonomy|autonomous]] [[Churches of Christ]].

In the 21st century there has been a renewed resurgence of the debate over Small Groups versus Sunday Schools, a debate having roots in the 17th century (1600's) controversy over ''[[Pietism|Pietist]]'' "home churches" versus establishment churches such as the Lutheran and [[Church of England|Anglican]] Churches, and [[John Wesley]]'s technique of "''[[methodism]]''", questioning which of the two ministries, Small Groups or Sunday Schools, is more effective in producing authentically effective Christian disciples, who worship God in spirit and in truth and [[Agape|selflessly serve]] the [[Corporal and spiritual works of mercy|needs]] of the whole [[Homo sapiens|human community]], [[Research|assessing]] whether Sunday Schools are needed or even necessary or if both can exist together. Foremost among the denominations chiefly opposed to Sunday School is the independent association of the [[Autonomy|autonomous]] [[Churches of Christ]].