In its extreme form, liberal Christianity can be so conformed to the world that the central, unique message of the Christian faith is lost or seriously distorted. The middle way combines the best of conservative and liberal Christianity. It accepts change and newness as a reality, which is at work in every aspect of life. The world of nature is always in the process of change and newness. Our earth is a planet always on the move.
Human beings are always physically in the process of change.
The same is also true of us spiritually. We are pilgrims on a journey of life. We are always in the process of becoming Christians as Soren Kierkegaard put it. This middle way accepts the reality that some not all change and newness is necessary and good. It employs the gift of discernment to distinguish between good change and bad change.