The Meeting of the Waters: 7 Global Currents That Will Propel the Future Church

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“A defining characteristic of the Mercy Generation, and a departure from previous approaches that were strictly proclamation oriented, is what I call an ‘evangelism too’ approach. The Mercy Generation seeks to serve Jesus by doing justice and helping the poor … and proclaiming the gospel too. They serve others not just to convert them, but because they themselves have been converted.” (source)

“I take heart that the gospel story is blessedly different from the corporate world. God’s Word will assuredly survive, and His truth will prevail in the end. My question, though, is not concerned with eternity; it is about today and tomorrow. How can Christians be faithful and relevant in these volatile, fluid days, as we seek to spread good news to people of different cultures in a winsome way?” (source)

“Dr. Stott charged world-concerned Christians with engaging in ‘double listening,’ paying attention ‘both to the ancient Word and to the modern world, in order to relate the one to the other with a combination of fidelity and sensitivity.’” (source)

“My best answer is that the Currents will help people to reconcile their faith with their world—to connect Sundays with the rest of the week and provide a perspective on religion’s centrality in the world today. The church’s mission is to represent Jesus Christ to the people of the world, and I believe that the Currents will help the church understand what those people are like and how they are changing.” (source)

“Hockey great Wayne Gretzky is reputed to have explained why he always seemed to be the first player to the puck: ‘I don’t skate to where the puck is; I skate to where the puck is going to be.’ I wondered, that night in the bunkhouse, if the global church was skating to where the puck was going to be.” (source)