"There’s something here, so I believe, but there’s also a tone deafness that surprised me." Yes! Thank you for this. It can be frustrating to see church leaders downplay what people are expressing, as if the people are always wrong in criticizing the church. Even in the HaurAnd please, no more "I am getting criticized from all sides,…
"There’s something here, so I believe, but there’s also a tone deafness that surprised me." Yes! Thank you for this. It can be frustrating to see church leaders downplay what people are expressing, as if the people are always wrong in criticizing the church. Even in the HaurAnd please, no more "I am getting criticized from all sides, so I must be doing something right" church leadership mindset.
There are probably varying reasons, depending on personalities, etc...but many are clearly saying "something is wrong" and that they need to re-evaluate their faith. I think back to Willow Creek's Reveal study as one example of a blinking warning sign of where things were headed.
Like others who have commented here, I (over decades) have found myself more drawn to focus on the core aspects of the faith, and the ancient/Celtic/contemplative streams. I would like to see churches focus more, and allow discussion of, the wider aspect of the faith (the great "Hall" of CS Lewis, the "Village Green" of evangelicalism, etc...), and less on just their small tribe within Christianity.
"There’s something here, so I believe, but there’s also a tone deafness that surprised me." Yes! Thank you for this. It can be frustrating to see church leaders downplay what people are expressing, as if the people are always wrong in criticizing the church. Even in the HaurAnd please, no more "I am getting criticized from all sides, so I must be doing something right" church leadership mindset.
There are probably varying reasons, depending on personalities, etc...but many are clearly saying "something is wrong" and that they need to re-evaluate their faith. I think back to Willow Creek's Reveal study as one example of a blinking warning sign of where things were headed.
Like others who have commented here, I (over decades) have found myself more drawn to focus on the core aspects of the faith, and the ancient/Celtic/contemplative streams. I would like to see churches focus more, and allow discussion of, the wider aspect of the faith (the great "Hall" of CS Lewis, the "Village Green" of evangelicalism, etc...), and less on just their small tribe within Christianity.