Culture and questions (5): being relevant
Posted by Paul | Filed under uncategorised
Growing out of recent posts, here’s my proposal:
True relevance depends on changing the questions we answer,
rather than changing the answers we already have.
It seems that there is an endless debate in the church over whether being relevant is a really bad thing or a absolutely vital thing. I want to suggest that we can attempt relevance in many ways and the consequences depend on the route. Look for relevance by changing the answers and you risk losing what you have without actually addressing the needs of those around. But do the hard work of listening to new questions and broadening the answers to meet the new needs and you will find new depth as well as serving the culture.
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