Can it be that believers leave their churches for the emergent church because their churches have become submergent? Defining a submerged churchas lethargic, apathetic and self-focused, the author shows that this is the threat facing the church. He suggests that rediscovering a God honouring and Christ-centered worship is crucial to avoiding such a threat.

This article is about the theology of the emergent church movement.

This article is about the emergent church movement. The background, influence and problems of this movement is discussed.