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Kingwood , Texas April 14 , 2013

Kingwood , Texas April 14 , 2013. The Fellowship of Presbyterians. What is the problem that this movement is trying to solve?. Observations. Jim – what is the bad news?. Mainline Christianity is Dying in the US. Membership Loss. United States Census Data. PC(USA) is Dying.

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Kingwood , Texas April 14 , 2013

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  1. Kingwood, TexasApril 14, 2013

  2. The Fellowship of Presbyterians

  3. What is the problem that this movement is trying to solve?

  4. Observations

  5. Jim – what is the bad news?

  6. Mainline Christianity is Dying in the US

  7. Membership Loss

  8. United States Census Data

  9. PC(USA) is Dying

  10. PC(USA) Congregations and Membership

  11. Decline in Children’s BaptismsPC(USA)

  12. Baptisms -27 Year Decline 1983 – 50,785 2010 – 22,460

  13. The Loss of Evangelism

  14. PCUS/PCUSABaptisms

  15. “Evangelism is the primary and urgent task of the church.” PCUS Book of Church Order, #217)

  16. Neglect of Church Planting

  17. PC(USA) Churches

  18. 1001 New Worship Communities

  19. 2010 • 89,990 entered the PCUSA

  20. 2010 • 89,990 entered the PCUSA • 151,037 left

  21. Hypothesis

  22. “Deathly Ill”

  23. Why?

  24. External Problems

  25. Culture Has Changed • Generational Data – 75%-50%-27% • 1950s are gone • Enlightenment World View Dominated • Post-Modernity Now In Vogue • Sexual Revolution Changed Culture • Media Innovations Impact

  26. Sunday Competition • Pluralistic Worldview • Relativistic Ethics

  27. External Problems • Internal Problems

  28. Slow to Believe Christendom is Gone • Memory of Evangelism is Dim • Laity is Not Equipped • Sessions Have Become Boards (and Bored) • Pastors Trained for the Wrong Decade

  29. A Discouraging Season

  30. What is the Fellowship?

  31. What is ECO?

  32. Values of FOP/ECO

  33. Theology Covenanted Order Missional

  34. Theology

  35. Reformed

  36. Evangelical

  37. The Limits of Pluralism

  38. Indeed, the very plurality that promises remarkable depth and breadth of vision in Presbyterian thought and worship threatens to become a network of fault lines for future division. Milton J. Coalter, John M. Mulder, Louis B. Weeks

  39. Like-Minded Theology

  40. Re-Learning the Faith • Will Be Hard!

  41. Missional

  42. Christendom is Over and the Church must adapt

  43. New Communities of Worship

  44. Satellite Congregations

  45. Adaptive Changes

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