I come from a "modern" lifestyle, according to Dan Kimball. But that doesn't mean I should only think like a modern, lead worship or disciple like a modern. I can not change who I am in this respect but like Solomon, I can ask for wisdom when leading beyond the modern mindset into the post-modern reality.
"Post-modern" thinking is a cultural, American (possibly world) reality. Like modern, it “labels” people who did not grow up learning about the Gospel of Jesus or move within a Christian value system. Post-moderns are not limited to a generation. They are the people around us, who we work with and who our children go to school with. And they are very likely the people wandering into your church to vote, attend Boy Scout meetings or a funeral of a co-worker.
If everything we do is decorated "modern" how will the post-moderns glean any connection to us... or ultimately, to who God is?
"Post-modern" thinking is a cultural, American (possibly world) reality. Like modern, it “labels” people who did not grow up learning about the Gospel of Jesus or move within a Christian value system. Post-moderns are not limited to a generation. They are the people around us, who we work with and who our children go to school with. And they are very likely the people wandering into your church to vote, attend Boy Scout meetings or a funeral of a co-worker.
If everything we do is decorated "modern" how will the post-moderns glean any connection to us... or ultimately, to who God is?
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