What is Causing Today’s Relational Abandonment Epidemic
Thirty-eight percent of Americans went no contact last year. Sixty percent of Gen Z did. The driver is not only hurt. It is identity loss—and the way of Christ is still the way through it.
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Evangelism 2.0
“If all the world were Christian, it might not matter if all the world were uneducated. But, as it is, a cultural life will exist outside the Church whether it exists inside or not. To be ignorant and simple now — not to be able to meet the enemies on their own ground — would…
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Why I Still Love the Church
“Imagine a church member of relatively low influence coming to the elder board and saying that the lead pastor is an abusive bully. That elder board is faced with a choice between possibly losing a dynamic, gifted pastor (and the ministry that goes with it) and losing a relatively inconsequential church member. It isn’t difficult…
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Fake Unity – The False Gospel of Uniformity
The Church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christs. If they are not doing that, all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the Bible itself, are simply a waste of time. God became Man for no other purpose. CS Lewis We attended a mega-church for a number…
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Hunger Games – The Rise of Narcissism in the Realm of Faith
“First, healthy systems—whether ecclesial systems, nonprofits, or secular organizations—value and build up everyone in the system, maximizing the benefits for all without exploitation. In narcissistic systems, success benefits some and not others. The weakest within a staff or congregational system are subject to exclusion, abuse, and more.” -Chuck DeGroat Caveat: please read footnotes in this…
