Suggestions of Movements

                In the previous blog I postulated that this is the first time in my life time where there wasn’t an identifiable movement or emphasis or fad in Christendom. A number of people commented on this. (Thank you by the way) Because some commented on Facebook and others commented at the end of the blog, I thought it would be helpful to pull what other people thought might be the identifiable movement that is going on now.

Some commented that there was:

·         A return to tradition liturgy

·         An emphasis on being missional

·         A focus on spiritual formation – especially coming from the church fathers

·         No movement because God was done with movements and it is about "a long obedience in the same direction". (Two people indicated this)

·         A movement towards prayer

·         A craving for information in books and podcasts

·         A grappling with God and science.

I believe that there is truth in all of these. But maybe that just underlines the point, that there is no identifiable movement or emphasis. Or maybe there are so many emphasis that common one is no longer identifiable. Whatever is going on, I think it is fair to say that things have changed in the last five years.

       I think that this affects the way we do church – at least if we are part of a church that is affected by the latest emphasis. Maybe God is saying, “It is your turn to figure out what I want to do in the church that you are in.”