Saturday, May 05, 2012
The durability of church in a culture of change
1 – I got an iPad a few weeks ago. In order to transfer files between my Mac and the IPad, I joined Iwork. Only to get an email saying the Iwork I joined was a beta programme, was going to cease soon. So if I wanted to retain the files, I’d need to download them.
2 – Swinton and Mowat, in their wonderfully helpful Practical Theology and Qualitative Research Methods
3 – According to an article today in Advertiser, over 50% of restuarants in Australia have closed since 2007. To quote
Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show only 51.7 per cent of accommodation and food services businesses survived the full four years from June 2007 to June 2011.
In sum, we live in a culture of overwhelming change. Which seems to say something interesting about church – where week by week, year by year – worship and mission continue. I go to lots of conferences that express concern about the health of the church. And missiologically, I’m not convinced that durability is the main aim.
Yet the fact remains, that when placed alongside changes in technology, computer software and restuarants, church remains a remarkably durable body.
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