Back in April, 2000, I attended a Trustee Meeting at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Back then I was a trustee from Florida, not Kentucky. During that meeting Dr. Mohler, in his address to the trustees talked about “10 Challenges Facing the Church in the 21st Century.” It was prophetic back then and was right on target as to what the church must give itself to if it wants to be a voice for the Gospel in our generation.
As I reflected on these “10 Challenges”, which I haven’t read in more than eight years, I couldn’t help but notice that they reflect exactly what we are trying to do at Grace Baptist Church. We are committed to the authentic Gospel, to truth, to recovering Biblical worship and a focus on missions from Somerset and to the world. I couldn’t help but notice while reading #9 that we are involved in the study of Christian disciplines in our adult Sunday School classes this quarter; and #8 reflects our desire to save and strengthen the family.
1. Addressing Post-modern Americans with the authentic Gospel
2. Cultivating a people of truth in a culture of relativism.
3. Preaching the unchanging word in a time of increasing flux.
4. Recovering Biblical worship against a world sold on entertainment.
5. Contending for the faith in a day of pervasive accommodation.
6. The challenge of being the children of light in the midst of the children of darkness.
7. Challenging a new generation of leadership in ministry.
8. Salvaging the family from cultural destruction.
9. Living the Christian disciplines in an era of “do-it-yourself” spirituality.
10. Building a missiology worldview that is centered in the glory of God.
May God strengthen His church to stand firm in this day and seek to face these challenges with the truth of God’s Word. In my weekly Grace Notes article I have been expounding on these each week. I will probably post some of those here in days to come.
For an analysis of today’s cultural situation that the church is facing, I recommend Dr. Mohler’s book Culture Shift: Engaging Current Issues with Timeless Truth.
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