society . It ’ s in our lifeblood . In fact , the last two thousand years paints an astonishing picture of followers of Jesus innovating in social movements , art , technology , architecture , biological sciences , church life , psychological development , movement multiplication ( and that ’ s barely scratching the surface ). And yet today , rather than being on the forefront of innovation , both within and outside of church necessarily sure what to do or even why it exists . Like a string of old Christmas lights , unplug one bulb , and the whole string of lights goes dead .
This year we are seeing the need for kingdom innovation now more than ever . We ’ ve got a culture that seems like it is shifting under our feet before we got our footing from the last life , Western Christianity seems stuck .
The COVID-19 pandemic , in particular , has provided an opportunity for the church to see where we stand and what we ’ re missing . It became pretty clear that when you remove weekly live worship services , church ( which is always a people and not a place ) isn ’ t shift . We ’ ve got a global pandemic . Conspiracy theories on the far left and the far right . Uncertainty all around about what the future looks like .
So where does that leave Christian leaders ? In the world in which we now live , the people of God either need to innovate or simply close up
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