“The Bible, Africa, and the
Church in the Postmodern Era”
Another key point, as leaders, pastors, etc. there must be an understanding of the word “postmodern” in order to see the impact it has in African American churches today. If understanding correctly, postmodern thinking implies pleasing people rather than God is okay. In other words, forbidden things are acceptable now; having no biblical insight, denial of absolute and objective truth is the current fade, also to some God really don’t exist. However, it is important to remember Scriptures will clarify all the deceptive, misleading of the postmodern era. 1Thessalonians 5:19-24, “Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil. Now may the God of peace Himself …show more content…
Likewise, the church face even more challenges trying to help the people. The black church has always been a place of refuge. Meaning, “It is the central institutional sector in most black communities (Lincoln 382).” Furthermore, the 21st Century Black Church has fought and will continue to fight within due to style, economics, culture, worship, and gender just to name a …show more content…
Some of the Pentecostal and Evangelical communities which, for a long time, had adopted an anti-ecumenical stance increasingly became open to ecumenical dialogue. One of the main outcomes of the Common Understanding and Vision (CUV) process was the creation of the Global Christian Forum as a way of broadening the fellowship. The GCF is a broad ecumenical platform which brings together the WCC, Roman Catholics, Orthodox, Pentecostals and Evangelicals for engagement and dialogue. In a sense this is a way of acknowledging that the Spirit is at work in the different ecclesial realities and that we should therefore listen to one another. One of the questions I wish to address in this presentation is what is the significance of these developments for ecumenism in the 21st century. The ecclesial landscape is changing still. European Protestantism was a main pillar of the 20th century ecumenical movement in general and WCC in particular. By the end of the 20th century European Protestantism had begun to decline and this will have consequences for ecumenism in the 21st century. On the other hand, Christianity is witnessing a high growth in Africa, Asia and Latin America/Caribbean. The center of gravity of Christianity is shifting to the global South. This trend will also have a big impact on ecumenism in the 21st
Church in the Postmodern Era”
Another key point, as leaders, pastors, etc. there must be an understanding of the word “postmodern” in order to see the impact it has in African American churches today. If understanding correctly, postmodern thinking implies pleasing people rather than God is okay. In other words, forbidden things are acceptable now; having no biblical insight, denial of absolute and objective truth is the current fade, also to some God really don’t exist. However, it is important to remember Scriptures will clarify all the deceptive, misleading of the postmodern era. 1Thessalonians 5:19-24, “Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil. Now may the God of peace Himself …show more content…
Likewise, the church face even more challenges trying to help the people. The black church has always been a place of refuge. Meaning, “It is the central institutional sector in most black communities (Lincoln 382).” Furthermore, the 21st Century Black Church has fought and will continue to fight within due to style, economics, culture, worship, and gender just to name a …show more content…
Some of the Pentecostal and Evangelical communities which, for a long time, had adopted an anti-ecumenical stance increasingly became open to ecumenical dialogue. One of the main outcomes of the Common Understanding and Vision (CUV) process was the creation of the Global Christian Forum as a way of broadening the fellowship. The GCF is a broad ecumenical platform which brings together the WCC, Roman Catholics, Orthodox, Pentecostals and Evangelicals for engagement and dialogue. In a sense this is a way of acknowledging that the Spirit is at work in the different ecclesial realities and that we should therefore listen to one another. One of the questions I wish to address in this presentation is what is the significance of these developments for ecumenism in the 21st century. The ecclesial landscape is changing still. European Protestantism was a main pillar of the 20th century ecumenical movement in general and WCC in particular. By the end of the 20th century European Protestantism had begun to decline and this will have consequences for ecumenism in the 21st century. On the other hand, Christianity is witnessing a high growth in Africa, Asia and Latin America/Caribbean. The center of gravity of Christianity is shifting to the global South. This trend will also have a big impact on ecumenism in the 21st