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Thinking the Faith, Praying the Faith, Living the Faith is written by the PC(USA) Office of Theology and Worship.
Thinking, praying, and living the faith is at the core of ministry in the Office of Theology and Worship. In the following videos, learn more about what thinking, praying, and living the faith means to the leadership of the Office of Theology and Worship. Discover why it matters and what difference it makes in our lives, work, and worship.
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(Disclaimer: I don’t like using words like evangelical or conservative because they belie more complex truths than they connote in today’s context, but work with me here: I think you can catch the drift of my meaning. And if you know of better words, I’d welcome them!)
About ten years ago, religious pollsters predicted that the mega-church model would decline and that disillusioned evangelicals would be searching for new spiritual homes. The advice was clear: the mainline churches had better be ready for those who would find their kind of Christianity more helpful than simplistic and individualistic messages and practices of conservative churches.
But something went wrong. Evidently we weren’t attractive to those who wanted something more. And evidently, as Frank Schaeffer is discovering, we still aren’t: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/missing-the-mainline-prot_b_1344757.html?ref=tw Or maybe we would be if folks knew we existed and how our kind of Christianity differs from what they see on TV such as the latest show GCB (just don’t even get me started on this one!).
Isn’t it about time that we focused on being who we have traditionally been—people living within the mystery of God revealed in Christ through Holy Spirit? And isn’t it past time we discovered the important mandate we have to invite people to journey with us under and within the wonder of Christ’s Dominion?
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