There is an article that absolutely seized my attention. Here it is:
Apparently there is a growing scholarly interest in us. The mainline churches. Presbyterians. Episcopalians. Methodists.
I am not sure what to make of this. What do you make of it?
There are many reasons why mainline churches declined over the past 4 decades. But we still, even in an age of fading influence, are offering a credible and at-times courageous witness to the world. I am glad that scholars are starting to pay attention.
The operative question - the one I ask over and over and over again is: what do we do now? What do we do next? What do we seek to offer the world which is to come?
Whatever it is, I hope we don't abdicate space to those whose view of the gospel is narrower than ours.
What do you think our religious legacy is?
There are many reasons why mainline churches declined over the past 4 decades. But we still, even in an age of fading influence, are offering a credible and at-times courageous witness to the world. I am glad that scholars are starting to pay attention.
The operative question - the one I ask over and over and over again is: what do we do now? What do we do next? What do we seek to offer the world which is to come?
Whatever it is, I hope we don't abdicate space to those whose view of the gospel is narrower than ours.
What do you think our religious legacy is?
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