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Friday’s FAQ’s of Faith: What’s missing?

*Every Friday, I answer questions that people ask in the comments section. Feel free to add your own answer or ask a new question for a future post.

Today’s question comes from Kyle, “What is the biggest thing that the Church today is overseeing/missing out on that the Church 2000 years ago was doing?”

Great question Kyle! You will get different answers based on who you ask, but I am convinced that the church today is in desperate need of making disciples of the next generation.

Discipleship in Action

Last spring I spoke with a seminary professor who lived in England for a few years. He said the church there has almost died in less than 100 years. He met people and told them he was a pastor, and almost everyone would say, “Oh that’s cool. I’ve never really been to church, but I know my grandparents did.”

I asked him what the cause of this problem was, and he instantly and emphatically said there was no discipleship of the next generation.  Continue Reading…