As evangelicalism has grown without any formal hierarchy, it has formed tribes often driven by celebrity pastors, authors and artists. Evangelical leaders of institutions have been having conversations about how to address an evangelical identity crisis, said Rich Mouw, former president of Fuller Seminary, but most of these gatherings are small.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a real pastoral problem right now that in any given congregation that it\u2019s a topic you can\u2019t talk about,\u201d Mouw said. \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s fear. I think it\u2019s genuine pastoral perplexity about how we deal with this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other invited leaders at this week\u2019s gathering include Mark Labberton of Fuller Seminary, Ed Stetzer of Wheaton College, Jo Anne Lyon of the Wesleyan Church, Harold Smith of Christianity Today and Gabriel Salguero of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition.<\/p>\n