4. Ambiguity . Simple answers to complex questions are no answers at all. If preachers are sometimes accused of answering the questions no one is asking, Beaudoin can be helpful with the questions. He maintains that reaching Xers means gaining Jesus and losing religion. Two valid and necessary means of communication are irony and imitation.
Questions create space for new expressions of faith and orthodoxy to emerge.
Likewise, occasional preachers via video present no problem for a generation that commonly communicates through screens. Massachusetts T OP P ICKS Books to help you take the next step. Small churches can be rich, God-given destinations for pastors willing to care for themselves and reframe perennial struggles as opportunities for ministry. Bierly reveals the passion behind his practical advice and the possibility of life-giving change in small congregations. But then again, that's the whole point.