Interesting, and short, article on cultural changes that we need to pay attention to, particularly if we care about emerging generations and their interest in and involvement in their own spiritual lives and our worshiping communities. Here are a couple paragraphs…
Five cultural shifts that should affect the way we do church
“It’s probably good that most churches aren’t all wrapped up in the latest fads. We don’t have the cash to keep up with most of it, and if we do, we’re probably better off spending that money on feeding the homeless rather than making sure the youth room has the newest flat-screen TV…
“But there are cultural shifts that congregations and church leaders need to track and respond to sensibly. Here are five of them.”
By: Carol Howard Merritt on the Duke Divinity School blog, “Call & Response blog”
