That is what the Barna Group has concluded. Six megathemes have emerged from their recent research:1. The Christian church is becoming less theologically literate.
2. Christians are becoming more ingrown and less outreach-oriented.
3. Growing numbers of people are less interested in spiritual principles and more desirous of learning pragmatic solutions for life.
4. Among Christians, interest in participating in community action is escalating.
5. The postmodern insistence on tolerance is winning over the Christian Church.
6. The influence of Christianity on culture and individual lives is largely invisible.
Further explanation of these six megathemes can be found here.
What do you think? Is there a morphing going on? If so, how can the church respond? After reading the article please feel free to comment below.
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Of course things change. I am not so sure that there are huge changes happening. But change does happen. I think we are less theologically literate due to our whole population being less literate. Spiritual principles are not of great value until they become spiritual practices. Our culture has penetrated the church more than the church has penetrated the culture. That is how I perceive things.
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