I was reading a news story about Billy Graham's recent accident and i came upon the realization this election year that there are no strident/representative/very public christian/evangelical voices out there.
It seems that the 20th century was dominated by Mr. Graham and his evangelistic outreaches. Big events where he traversed the world sharing Jesus. But since he's entered his dotage, no one has stepped up to fill the gap. Sure we got our Rick Warrens and Bill Hybels, but they are pastors with laaaarge congregations, not evangelists in the traditional 20th century sense.
Perhaps there's a historian out there with more to add to this observation. At first glance (cuz that's all i have time for right now) it seems to me that this is reflective of a larger shift in the culture. Perhaps, this is reflective of the slow food/locally grown movement and the shift from suburban to urban centers. Perhaps...
Or because i've been buried in books so long i've somehow missed the next big evangelist preacher person...
It does make me wonder who the next "pastor to the president" will be!
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Great post.
I think for Christianity to grow in the 21st century it is going to take committed Christians being authentic with their faith and sharing their personal testimony about Christ. Relational evanglism. We must build solid relationships. We must be authentics in reacing out to the lost. We must phsical needs first as Jesus did. Jeus if you look at his ministry he healed, he saved the audltress woman from being stoned, he fed the hungry, the 3000 and 5000, then he offered salvation, forgivness, hope, and a new of life. I think for us to be truly effective we must follow the pattern of Jesus Christ. Wonderful post and topic. You ask some important questions. As to who the pastor is going to be for the presidents could possibly be Rick Warren. He did have the sit down conversations with each of them. Again wonderful post and topic and I hope you have a great weekend.
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