"The Church in its own bubble has become, at best the guardian of the value system of the nation’s grandparents, and at worst a den of religious anoraks defined by defensiveness, esoteric logic and discrimination."
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"the Church of the future may be less a civil service or conventional business, and more a movement like Alcoholics Anonymous, the ultimate locally delivered life-changing non profit. The job of the hierarchy will be to enable this, not to represent it or control it.
To represent the grace and truth of Christ to this generation and be good news to those within its care, the Church needs, not a re-brand or a bailout, but a reboot.
Where does Christianity connect with Life as it is lived?
What lines of code would come up on the screen during such a reboot?"
To represent the grace and truth of Christ to this generation and be good news to those within its care, the Church needs, not a re-brand or a bailout, but a reboot.Where does Christianity connect with Life as it is lived?
What lines of code would come up on the screen during such a reboot?"
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Unfortunately I don't think the hierarchy can enable this change, because this would mean dismantling the hierarchy.
I doubt if the AA traditions could work within the Church structures. The AA model can never be another 'Fresh Expression' of the established church.
I think people who want a church modelled on the traditions of AA will just have to get together amongst themselves and get on with it and leave the Church to get on with their stuff.
