We matter, set against a backdrop of eternity. There is a fractured landscape out there. Gospel says what God is doing may not be as visible as we want, but God is visible enough to change the world. There is a radical challenge facing North America. We are very context bound.
People are resistant to looking biblically and radically at our societal assumptions.
The shattering reality of the Good News-the people don t see as good too much anymore. 1 Peter is missionally important for the West. These are tough questions for comfortable Christians. The Western Church is characterized by resistance to radical claims of the Lordship of Christ. Guder s hunch is that church programs are getting in the way.