I don't know how many clergy I have asked, nor could I list all the suggested causes for our present confusion. One of the blokes put his finger on part of the problem when he noted that it all began as we turned from our English Evangelical roots. The shift brought with it the Arminian virus. In the Sydney diocese most Evangelical clergy are Calvinist. Yet it does seem many have moved from that all-encompassing notion of the sovereign grace of God.
Relevance then becomes the master and everything the subject of change.
The methodology employed involves getting people along to the service and then presenting the gospel in a carefully crafted group dynamic environment. Those that respond to this experience are then moved into a small support group. The fact that the results are far better than just a straightforward communication of the gospel, should fill us with fear rather than praise. I doubt if the drive for purity and relevance is in any way improving gospel effectiveness. In fact, I suspect it is recreating the nominalism of the 50's.