BOWLER: Churches thrive when their values clash with cultural norms

The Church Thrives When Its Values Clash With Cultural Norms

From the Frontier Centre for Public Policy By Gerry Bowler History shows the Church is strongest when it stands apart from the mainstream “I used to be with ‘it’, but then they changed what ‘it’ was. Now what I’m with isn’t ‘it’, and what’s ‘it’ seems weird and scary to me. It’ll happen to you!” That moment of cartoon wisdom from Grandpa Simpson in a classic episode of The Simpsons captures a truth that every generation eventually faces. And rig…

BOWLER: Churches thrive when their values clash with cultural norms

“I used to be with ‘it’, but then they changed what ‘it’ was. Now what I’m with isn’t ‘it’, and what’s ‘it’ seems weird and scary to me. It’ll happen to you!”

The Church Thrives When Its Values Clash With Cultural Norms | Frontier Centre For Public Policy

Senior Fellow Gerry Bowler argues the Church thrives when countercultural. As society drifts from Christian morals, he sees history repeating; marginalization sharpens the Church’s influence and restores its relevance.