At our annual Convention assembly, last week, keynote speaker Leonard Sweet spoke very practically, provocatively and prophetically. At one juncture he used the metaphor of our (the Church) being in a 'perfect storm' (yes, like the movie) in which three major systems of change have come together: unprecedented as . . .the Tsunami of Postmodernity, the Tornado of post-Christendom and the Hurricane of Change of 'Scale.'
Very helpfully, Sweet himself continues to venture into the deepest part of the storm, challenging us to see that our Lord Jesus, who having already overcome, is on the other side of the mountainous wave (in Spirit with us, yes) - and also calling us to come to Him there.
In this day - for this day, we were born - we struggling, straggling, still-trying-to-be-faithful gaggle of Jesus-followers.
