It's not a problem of doctrine; it's a problem of practice.

Thanks to Marcia Ford for her article.

Bear with me... I need to define the emerging church. I'll start by explaining what it is not: It's not an organization, a denomination, or an association of churches; that kind of structure runs counter to the thinking of its adherents. (Even the word "adherents" is suspect, but let's not get sidetracked.) It's not an entity with a single doctrinal stance, though most in the movement could, like me, sign any standard evangelical statement of faith. It's not -thank God!- another regimented program for the church to follow. And although it emerged as a reaction to church as usual, its leaders take care not to criticize or disparage people who are quite content with the usual church...

...They believe Jesus intended his followers to interact with the culture around them, not become an alien subculture. They adhere to the ancient creeds of the church. They emphasize the visual and performing arts and acknowledge the enormous influence pop culture has on society. As much as anything else, they believe in the communal and missional aspects of the church -the responsibility Jesus-followers have to each other and to those outside the faith. And they believe that as we draw closer to God, we draw closer to each other, despite the denominational boundaries that divide us. Emerging church evangelicals comfortably draw on the rich traditions and practices of the diverse streams of Christianity, believing that by genuinely living where our common faith intersects, we can surpass the efforts of even the most successful ecumenical programs...

...They believe faith is a journey rather than a destination, and each community of Christians needs to find its own way of continuing on that journey.

The article goes on to offer a short list of authors to pay attention to and a link to friends at AGTS and their free resources which include "Emerging Culture/Emerging Church Resources" compiled by Earl Creps.