American Culture has shifted away from the Christian consensus of our past. Committed Christians are more distinct than ever from the dominant culture.
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In order to reach a post-Christian society, we must understand the nonbelievers today are not coming from a Christian consensus like the nonbelievers a few decades ago.
American Culture has shifted away from the Christian consensus of our past. Committed Christians are more distinct than ever from the dominant culture. The Gospel proclamation and discipleship are both radical and disruptive to the worldviews of the lost (nonbelievers). However, for those who receive Christ by faith in this cultural moment – what a joy it is for the one who believes – and the Kingdom!
Pastor John MacArther explains why cultural competency and worldview training are vital to our Gospel witness and discipleship efforts.
“The more one understands people’s ideas the better one can communicate the truth of scripture and the gospel to them. That is why one learns about cults and religions. And why missionaries try to understand the cultures in which they live. But not enough Christians put much effort into understanding the culture in which they live. New believers who come to the church bring their worldviews with them. Furthermore, those Christians already in the church who do not understand worldview issues will not realize when they are embracing non-Christian concepts.”
– John MacArthur
The Church’s habit of shying away and hiding from challenging cultural issues works in favor of modern paganism. As such, unchallenged ideologies are free to do their destructive work in families and society. Therefore, the Church must recover a robust public theology and full-orbed Kingdom vision in order to present the truth and hope of the Gospel in this generation. If not, the next generation faces a very dark future.
We can’t communicate the hope of Christ without understanding the cultural language of the non-believing natives who inhabit our communities.
Pray and get equipped and trained in theology, cultural competency, and worldview. Then, live boldly as you let your light shine before all.
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“The Church’s habit of shying away and/or hiding from challenging societal issues works in modern paganism’s favor. An unchallenged ideology is free to do its destructive work on families and society.” — I could not agree more. It is for “such a time as this”. I’m very interested in learning and growing more in the area of cultural competency and understanding different worldviews that have bore the fruit of our current issues. We’ve got to press in–and I’m here for it my friend. 🙂
Aniela, Thanks for taking the time to read and comment. I’ll be launching something this summer… stay tuned! Blessings to you and your family!