‘How can we stop the oil gusher?” may have been the question of the summer for most Americans. Yet for many evangelical pastors and leaders, the leaking well is nothing compared to the threat posed by an ongoing gusher of a different sort: Young people pouring out of their churches, never to return. As a 27-year-old evangelical myself, I understand the concern. My peers, many of whom grew up in the church, are losing interest in the Christian establishment.
I have always been disturbed by those who believe that Christianity has lost its “cool” (was the cross of Christ ever “cool” in the first place?) or who fear it is no longer “relevant” (whatever that means). At its heart, those who harbor these kinds of fears do not believe in the power of the Gospel to attract and win hearts and minds.
Amazing.
If God does not have the power to attract and win hearts and minds, I don’t know who does, and I wholeheartedly agree with the writer’s conclusion. Read it all.
What do you think?