Focus on Evangelism | The American Church in Crisis

8 May 2008

Focus on Evangelism | The American Church in Crisis

By Alexander Carpenter
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On Thursday, May 1st the Evangelical Leaders Forum hosted David T. Olson, Director of the American Church Research Project and author of The American Church in Crisis. He spoke about ways to grow and multiply healthy churches that help people know Jesus and effectively fulfill his mission on earth.

Sponsors for this discussion included Bethel Seminary, Evangelical Covenant - NW Conference, Minnesota Baptist Conference, and Zondervan Publishers.

It seems to me that these demographic indicators - postmodern, post-Christian, multi-ethnic, post-affluent - suggest that what worked in 1970, but not in 1920, won't work in 2010.

Comments

Great video clip, wish I could have been there. Did you catch the part about arguing with other Christians in a post Christian society is very destructive?

Posted by: Dick Larsen | 08 May 2008 at 8:53

This is a very good clip. His view of the difference between a majority and minority outlook is spot-on.

Posted by: Johnny A. Ramirez | 09 May 2008 at 3:54

I can't view this right now, but I appreciate your pointer, Dick. It seems like we've traditionally pitched our tent in the arguing with other Christians park...or at least proving that we're right, and no one else is.

People are thinking much more cooperatively rather than confrontationally today. A challenge, not only for SDA, but for a Christianity that preaches a gospel that can be confrontational. How can we balance the two poles?

Thanks...

Frank

Posted by: frank7 (not verified) | 09 May 2008 at 8:50

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