"Oubache" is the French phonetic spelling of "Wabash," a river in northern Indiana and a branch of the Ohio River. A "cohort" is a place of connection and support. The Oubache Cohort is part of the Emergent learning community. Like the expansive Mississippi river system of streams, creeks and rivers that flow into the ocean, the Oubache Cohort is a branch of the ongoing Emergent church conversation that is flowing worldwide and refreshing the Christian faith.
The Emergent movement includes thoughtful Christians who are examining new ways of being disciples of Jesus Christ. According to the Emergent Village website: "Emergent is for people who feel called by God to invest their lives at this new edge of transition, exploration, creativity, challenge, collaboration, faith, danger, and opportunity."
The Oubache Cohort is a learning community. An emergent learning community is "primarily a place of communal exploration, theological and professional reflection, honest connection, and strategic collaboration. These learning communities are geared toward post-critical, constructive conversation, rather than deconstructive rants about the current state of the Church." (Emergent Village)
The Oubache Cohort hopes to:
- Assist a new generation of leaders
- Promote and enhance grassroots participation in the emerging church conversation
- Encourage and continue theological dialogue
Make God bless and guide us on this journey.
