Flexibility: Key To Successful Spirituality
I have become all things to all men, that I may be all means save some . Paul The world is changing rapidly. People are under tremendous stress to keep up with the rapid rate of change. The challenge for the Christ Following worship community is to give anxious people the timeless message of Christ and present it in a contemporary way that relates to a changing culture/world, as well as continue providing spiritual care for those who are more traditionally minded. Many of the older and mature saints who rightfully constitute the boards and committees in our traditional churches resist change. They are comfortable with the form of worship, style of music, and methods of teaching that brought them to Christ and helped them mature. And this is wonderful for them and the old Christendom Paradigm for ministry; yet, they get uncomfortable when younger people come in with new ideas for reaching generation next. Jesus said you ca...