{"id":557,"date":"2006-01-31T20:52:52","date_gmt":"2006-01-31T20:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jazztheologian\/2006\/01\/domestic-missio-2.html"},"modified":"2006-01-31T20:52:52","modified_gmt":"2006-01-31T20:52:52","slug":"domestic-missio-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jazztheologian\/2006\/01\/domestic-missio-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Domestic Missiology (part 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s hard to know where to begin when it comes to describing the culture in which we are immersed.  <\/span>We are as much Modern as we are Post-modern.  <\/span>Modernity has taken root as it pertains to urbanization, economics, individualism and science.  <\/span>Post-modern in that we hunger for relationships while simultaneously making less long term commitments.  <\/span>The American Dream has allowed us to enjoy unprecedented affluence, causing us to be loved and despised around the world.  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The LIE is alive as many are living lives that are\u2026<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

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L<\/em><\/strong>ost<\/span><\/p>\n

I<\/em><\/strong>solated<\/span><\/p>\n

E<\/em><\/strong>mpty<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Then there is that original American invention known as \u201crace.\u201d  <\/span>The church is spending a lot of time trying to answer the question, \u201cWhat does it mean to be Post-Modern?\u201d  <\/span>When we have not even addressed what it means to be \u201cPost-Movement.\u201d  <\/span>Civil rights that is.<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The <\/p>\n

church<\/p>\n

of <\/p>\n

Christ<\/p>\n

faces many challenges in <\/p>\n

America<\/p>\n

, we are losing ground\u2026but our Lord said that the gates of hell will not prevail.  <\/span>That assumes that we have discerned how to reach the culture in which we have been placed.  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The average follower of Christ needs a Domestic Missiology.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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