The Elephant in the Room

(31 minutes)

This sermon was written for the thousands of churches in our culture who are anxious about the future of their dwindling congregations. The sermon assumes that we are in a time of transition regarding the nature of both the church and Christianity. My hope is that what I share may be helpful as congregations contemplate their identity, mission, and future in our changing society. I see the present moment as a time of both challenge and opportunity as Christians recommit themselves to following Jesus. We are called to flesh out his radical alternative in a world of greed, violence, selfishness, and confusion.