"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Losing Heart for Missions in the West?

Western Churches Liberalism Moral Decay


"Much of the energy for Christian missions in the twenty-first century will probably come from the non- Western world. In the West, the liberal churches will become increasingly irrelevant. Evangelical and Pentecostal-charismatic churches will continue to contribute, but even so it will not be like what it was before. Living in an increasingly post-Christian environment, much of their spiritual energy will be sapped by having to face an increasingly hostile spiritual and social environment outside the church, and the growing problem of moral compromise within…….."


("Strategic Issues in Missions-An Asian Perspective". Hwa Yung (From
Singapore), Pg 28, EMQ Jan 2004)

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