I liked the information about St. Patrick. I also liked the advice about becoming familiar with the language and culture of the people you hope to lead to Christ. The biggest issue the church has today is how to stay relevant in the context of this time period. Perhaps that has always been the struggle. I recently read a book about how post-modernity informs our faith. It stated that while modernity sought to do away with the supernatural, post-modernity accepts supernatural explanations for reality along with natural ones. Basically, lots of different "truths" are seen as equally valid. So, Christian thought is not rejected out of hand as it was in the past. We need to take advantage of the window of opportunity here that this generation, while having many issues, does have more openness to the supernatural than those who lived in the age of modernity.
This reminds me of Corinthian's 9:23. Paul wanted to be whoever he needed to be to communicate his message. It's important that St. Patrick never let the message get lost in the means of reaching the people. I think there are many target groups in our culture. We must look at where each church is located. You have found the right message for Beaver Falls.
I liked the information about St. Patrick. I also liked the advice about becoming familiar with the language and culture of the people you hope to lead to Christ. The biggest issue the church has today is how to stay relevant in the context of this time period. Perhaps that has always been the struggle. I recently read a book about how post-modernity informs our faith. It stated that while modernity sought to do away with the supernatural, post-modernity accepts supernatural explanations for reality along with natural ones. Basically, lots of different "truths" are seen as equally valid. So, Christian thought is not rejected out of hand as it was in the past. We need to take advantage of the window of opportunity here that this generation, while having many issues, does have more openness to the supernatural than those who lived in the age of modernity.
This reminds me of Corinthian's 9:23. Paul wanted to be whoever he needed to be to communicate his message. It's important that St. Patrick never let the message get lost in the means of reaching the people. I think there are many target groups in our culture. We must look at where each church is located. You have found the right message for Beaver Falls.