Comments on: Teenagers, Worldviews & Rated-R Movies http://renewaldynamics.com/2010/05/02/teenagers-worldviews-rated-r-movies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teenagers-worldviews-rated-r-movies Official Blog | Regent University School of Divinity and The Center for Renewal Studies Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:54:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Donald P Nixon http://renewaldynamics.com/2010/05/02/teenagers-worldviews-rated-r-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-330 Donald P Nixon Sun, 02 May 2010 13:57:03 +0000 http://renewaldynamics.com/?p=615#comment-330 Good word Marc! It’s time Christians got out of the antiseptic bubble and engage the world. Do the terms “salt and light” mean anything? The church in America is running a parallel universe with the world. I could stand in the middle of Times Square at noon and yell out “Chris Tomlin” or “Casting Crowns” while seeing a few people turn their heads upon recognizing those names. Most would have no idea what I’m saying. The two world hardly intersect.

Each person needs to know how they can engage the world without compromising their walk with Christ. (For example, a recovering alcoholic probably shouldn’t engage in a bar ministry.)

Another issue is that the church needs to again become the innovators in culture. Early in our nation’s history the church set the tone for and was the center of community life…including the arts, etc. Now we just react to what the world delivers…from rock and roll to rap, we just put out our versions of it. The church needs to take the lead in culture. Then you’ll see the world respond in more than a tepid manner (positive OR negative) to the church.

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