I've been thinking a lot about church, trying to process my core reactions to things I see.
Then I found this, which is just about right:
These thoughts I'm experincing feel dangerous and potentially wrong (a specifically ambiguous term - I'm not exactly sure what's wrong). However, the further I delve into these thoughts, the more powerful the Holy Spirit becomes inside me. This seeming incongruence between my entire life perspective about church and what I feel the H.S. telling me - well, let's just say it's awkward.
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That's a funny video!
You know, cultural relevance is very grey for me. I don't like the kind of cliches and idiocy portrayed in this video. Yet I wonder about the idea that fitting in should be the goal of the church.
Sure, we all agree the unintelligible christianese spoken in the video is bad. I just don't know what the answer is. On one hand, we have those who don't want any change and like how the Christian subculture insulates them from the world. On the other, we have those who think if we just get a rocked out worship team, make the church more like a coffee shop, and use the net effectively, we'll reach people.
A pox on both their houses, eh Mercutio?
The NT makes it clear that Christians are weird. They will be misunderstood, maligned, and persecuted. Not very many will hear God.
In Love God w/ Your Mind J. P. Moreland makes strong case that cultural relevancy comes partly from a strong intellectual focus in our spiritual lives. From the mid-1800s on, the church has become increasingly irrelevant as it has downplayed the mental life of the Christian.
What if the phrases in the video actually had substance behind them? Peculiarity is not the problem; rather it's a lopsided submersion in emotionalism that empties Christians of their relevance.
(aside: A dried out church that has lost touch with all but the mental is also dangerous; Lutheran Germany is a case in point)
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