Comments on: The Church confronts (Post?) Modernity http://www.steveaddison.net/2008/08/25/the-church-confronts-post-modernity.html Steve Addison's blog about movements for the renewal and expansion of the church. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:32:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: The therapeutic captivity of the Church » Steve Addison’s blog » World Changers http://www.steveaddison.net/2008/08/25/the-church-confronts-post-modernity.html#comment-167366 The therapeutic captivity of the Church » Steve Addison’s blog » World Changers Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:13:26 +0000 http://www.steveaddison.net/?p=1400#comment-167366 [...] more wisdom from James Hitchcock. This time on the “triumph of the [...] [...] more wisdom from James Hitchcock. This time on the “triumph of the [...]

]]> By: Andrew http://www.steveaddison.net/2008/08/25/the-church-confronts-post-modernity.html#comment-159402 Andrew Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:08:48 +0000 http://www.steveaddison.net/?p=1400#comment-159402 Steve, You raise two important issues (among many): 1. The communication, leadership, message and style used by growing churches as compared to those in decline. There are clear and obvious trends which means that you don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure out which things lean towards growth. 2. There is also a deeper apologetic issue here I suggest. I sense that many in the Australian church have forgotten how to communicate the gospel. Indeed I wonder if we really know what the gospel is? Tragic but I sense a reality, Andrew Steve,

You raise two important issues (among many):

1. The communication, leadership, message and style used by growing churches as compared to those in decline. There are clear and obvious trends which means that you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to figure out which things lean towards growth.

2. There is also a deeper apologetic issue here I suggest. I sense that many in the Australian church have forgotten how to communicate the gospel. Indeed I wonder if we really know what the gospel is?

Tragic but I sense a reality,

Andrew

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