The Reformed pastor will be key to creating and equipping God s people for such. This is something like a combination of congregational management, inspirational speaker, and caregiver. The emerging generation really wants mentors, those who do not just talk but demonstrate and invest themselves in others. That has a wonderfully biblical ring to it. The laity comes into full focus.
Laity are the cutting edge of the church s mission.
The pastor who can engage individuals and be their mentor by the skillful use of Scripture from the pulpit, from home to home, from small group to small group, and from person to person will be the kind of disciple-maker needed to form this new culture. Reformed Christians are tough-minded evangelicals who trivialize neither the Scriptures nor life. They do not mute the demands of the gospel of the kingdom. They exegete it with depth and scope and sensitivity and intellect. Through Scripture they discern the heart and mind of God in Christ.