What do you think of caged nativities or the modern worship movement? Too provocative? Too emotional? We discuss this on more in this episode of Unfeigned Christianity.
Episode #007: Caged Nativities and the Modern Worship Movement
Church Life
What This Generation of Anabaptists Really Needs
I’m speaking specifically to Anabaptist churches. Not because they are worse than others and not because they are better. I speak to Anabaptists because I am one. I understand this denomination the most. I feel the frustrations others feel as they work with their Anabaptist brothers and sisters. I value the upbringing and heritage I have been given, as many Anabaptists do.
This generation of Anabaptists wants to know we won’t be written off when we verbalize the frustrations we feel. We want people to care, to invest in us and help us chart an even better course—no matter how good or bad the current one is. But in our ambition for the change we want, I fear we may neglect what we really need.
We don’t need everyone to stay “Anabaptist,” neither do we need everyone to leave. I see at least seven things this generation of Anabaptist really needs.
3 Kinds of Millennial Christians
In the past number of years, I have noticed there are primarily three kinds of millennial Christians who discover weaknesses in their upbringing and strengths in other denominations, and struggle to know how to reconcile them.
Is it wrong? Is it right? What do we do if we see ourselves in one of these?
In this post, I introduce an eBook where I address the three kinds of millennial Christians in the church today, and give a few words for each as to what I believe we can do to grow personally, as well as corporately, in maturity in Christ.
Stop Criticizing Your Church and Start Creating Change
Anyone can point out faults or critique the church and how we’re doing ministry. But we as Christians are called to a changed life both personally, as Christ changes us, and to bring others into a changed life.
