tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6854293.post2668325398392106710..comments2023-03-21T10:09:34.394-04:00Comments on Brainworks: Tracey Clarkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056238100352400353noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6854293.post-57203812084032616842007-12-04T19:10:00.000-05:002007-12-04T19:10:00.000-05:00Tracey, this may seem random but as I was reading ...Tracey, this may seem random but as I was reading an article today, I came across a quote that reminded me of one of your blogs on worship at Crossroads. I thought everything you had to say was interesting, and I don’t think that the focus during church should be how great America is, but how great Christ is. When I thought of you while reading this quote I thought that maybe God did that and so I wanted to include this quote that might have relevance to what you said in your earlier blog, here it is…<BR/><BR/>…There’s an old story attributed to Dwight L. Moody, who was once criticized for his methods of evangelism. He responded, ‘I like my way of doing it better than your way of not doing it.’ Reformed Christians may be right about how to reach new generations, but are we doing it? Are we seeking to rescue other professing Christians from the jaws of error? Are we willing to submit our own thinking to the scrutiny, correction, and ridicule that inevitably come from publicly joining the conversation? <BR/><BR/>Most important, are we building friendships with postmodern non-Christians, the type who bristle at the sight of steeple and pew? Do we even know such people? Are we bringing the gospel to them in dialogue, listening for their responses so we at least know they understand? And if they place their faith in Christ, are our churches prepared to embrace them without requiring a second conversion into a church culture that may have less to do with the gospel than we’re willing to admit?…<BR/><BR/>Anyways, see you at church…God’s blessings.<BR/><BR/>Tim <BR/><BR/>Comment by Tim Carroll — 9/12/2006 @ 2:32 pmTracey Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056238100352400353noreply@blogger.com