Very fascinating. I'm not entirely comfortable with his conclusions -- but he's probably right. :-/
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For more info, contact Adrienne or Tracy at > [email protected] . > > From August 5 – September 9 in our Community Hour, Paul Barnes former Senior > Pastor of the 3600 member Grace Chapel will be joining us for a study of his > new book, The Radical Center: Understanding the New Christian ReFormation. > The church of Jesus Christ is going through a season of profound change. Many > Americans view Christians with hostility, resentment and disdain feeling that > the church is anti-homosexual, judgmental, hypocritical, old fashioned, too > political, out of touch with reality, insensitive to the needs of people, and > boring. A new ReFormation is underway and with it, fundamental systemic > changes in how our faith will be practiced and understood by future > generations. 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