The Future of Our Faith – Review
One of my favourite Christian thinkers is Ron Sider. I took a course with him during my doctoral studies and I even had the privilege of interviewing him while I was the associate editor at Faith Today.
I recently finished reading his new book, co-authored with Ben Lowe, The Future of Our Faith: An Intergenerational Conversation on Critical Issues Facing the Church. In this book, each author presents a concern or question for the other generation and then that author has the opportunity to respond.
Sider and Lowe tackle some of the most difficult issues facing the Church today. They look at topics such as evangelism, creation-care, homosexuality, marriage and more. By having two generations look at each topic, the reader is presented with a well rounded discussion of the issues.
As a pastor, I was drawn into their conversation and excited about where the Church is going. Shallow responses will no longer do. Christians are wrestling with the challenges of ministry in new ways. The things discussed in this book are important for churches and leaders who are seeking to reach the younger generation. While the Gospel never changes, the way we present the Gospel needs to be appropriate to our audience.
I highly recommend The Future of Our Faith, especially for other pastors and church leaders.
