Church & Culture

                                                          

The class has ended for spring 2009....check the church & Culture blog for news and updates over the summer!

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  • History – what influence has culture had on the church and vise versa? 
  • Terms and semantics-Missional – what does it mean. (attractional, standard models)Postmodernism – what does it mean. (post-evangelical, post- fundamentalism) 
  • Public perception – a “laundry list” -should we be concerned?
  • e-religion : the use of blogs, podcasts, live streaming church services, social media sites (i.e. Facebook, my Space) to foster a sense of the “Glocal” community
  • Sexual orientation – how to we respond, what is biblical? homosexuality and church
  • Alcohol / smoking / vices – what does the Bible say? What is the modern church and postmodern church perspective ?
  • Music / Video– how is Christian music changing,? what is the mainstream perspective? Is this an effective ministry? What types of films are being made?
  • Christian Witness - how is it changing? how to reach the educated, good upstanding citizens who have it all figured out...including our family members.  How do we meet people where they are?
  • What about other religions – Hinduism, Islam, Scientology?

 

 

 

 

Article on Christianity within Cultures

Article from Barna Group on Christianity in America