How “Christian” are we, really?

by Rob ~ June 26th, 2008. Filed under: Community Ministry.

Earlier this week the Pew Charitable Trust released the results of a survey about Americans’ religious landscape. Ed Stetzer from LifeWay covers it well in this post over on his blog.

Neil Cole, in his book, Cultivating a Life for God: Multiplying Disciples Through Life Transformation Groups quotes Tom Clegg, co-author of Releasing Your Church’s Potential, who was speaking at a church growth seminar.  Clegg asked,

If this is a Christian nation, why is it that the largest church in the world is in Seoul, Korea, while the largest Buddhist temple is in Boulder, CO?  If this is a Christian nation why is the second largest church in the world in Nigeria, while the largest Muslim training center is in New York? (Cole, p. 11)

Interesting observation.

With all the rhetoric we will be hearing this summer about the upcoming presidential election, we really need to stop and ask ourselves, “How Christian are we, really?”

How much impact are we having on our communities?  

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