The cultural trends and current trajectory for the local
church that will endure, strongly indicates that it's participants will only
get smaller, but more core-committed; less programmatic but more relationally
organic; minimally corporate but more familial; intentionally counter-cultural
ideologically and missiological; priestly and prophetic; theologically
conservative and orthodox in it's praxis; teaches and lives Christ as Savior
and Lord, as well as Prophet, Priest and King; exists peacefully with the
tension of Truth and Love, Justice and Grace; is apolitical but
socio-politically astute in regard to worldview; led by pastors who can
seamlessly live Life and Faith among their people; and finally: is lovingly
submissive enough to sacrifice "the blood of her martyrs as the seed of
the Church" (Tertullian) - in order to be a more perfect Bride of
Christ...
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