Our World
This is the most interesting video you will watch all year. I watched this video over Christmas. Try and convince me after this movie that things are not changing. Things are changing. People are changing. The way we connect is changing. The Gospel doesn't change, but the methods we use to tell others about it need to change.
Unwilling to Change
In about 13 days, America will bring in her newest President, Barack Obama. Prior to the events leading up to the night of the election on November 4th, many people volunteered and donated money to their candidate of choice. Those behind their candidates were quick to say that they were tired of the "same, old politics" and were willing to change this by getting behind their candidate of choice.
These people who served and gave their money and time during the election were willing to change. They understood that things needed to change.
I don't know what kind of change, but Church needs to change somehow. Not the definition of Church, but the methods that Churches use to reach the lost and keep the saved.
The problem that I see in Churches throughout America is the unwillingness to change. Why, you say, would they be unwilling to change? Possibly because of the fear of leaving a comfort zone, also known as Tradition. Maybe the Church does not want to risk losing the financial foundation of longtime members who are unwilling to change. Whatever it may be, how long will it take before the Church realizes that it's methods are outdated?
America has come far, so far that they have elected an African-American President, the first African-American President. I believe that change is coming to the Church. We must communicate to Church leaders our need to change. We must hold to Biblical Theology while coming up with methods that enable the Church to reach the lost.