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Cultural Engagement

Deep and Wide: Why Churches Need to Be Both

By Filings on Thu, 12/19/24
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“Depth in this context means that the church is rooted in the truth of Scripture, not swayed by the latest trends or popular opinions…. While depth is critical, a church that is only deep but not wide may fail to engage with the world around it.” - Brian Cederquist

Should We be Trying to Redeem the Culture?

By Filings on Tue, 02/20/24
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“We have a gospel mandate that makes the dominion mandate redundant. Our mandate in this age is the Great Commission. Make disciples of Jesus Christ—genuine, deep, self-sacrificing reflections of the character of Christ in personal heart and life.” - P&D

Exile in the ‘Seven Mountains’: beyond a politics of domination

By Filings on Wed, 03/10/21
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“As Evan Koons explains in the film, ‘Simply put, we are being called by God to spend the remainder of our days serving our captors, working with them (not fighting them or conforming to them or fleeing from them – but serving them) and compromising nothing.’” - Acton

The Impact of Psychological Man—and How to Respond

By Filings on Wed, 11/11/20
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“Only by modeling true community, oriented towards the transcendent, can the church show a rapidly destabilizing world of expressive individuals that there is something greater, more solid, and more lasting than the immediate satisfaction of personal desires.” - Carl Trueman

Are Christians in a culture war, and if so, what should they do about it?

By Filings on Wed, 09/11/19
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“Overall, Cultural Engagement is aptly named; it is a compelling crash course in contemporary issues, sharing voices from many well-known leaders in Christian communities. Prior and Chatraw do an excellent job of explaining the teaching around certain issues but letting Christians differ in good faith.

“Nobody is listening in today's world. So maybe the most radical prophetic posture for a pastor to take is to...listen.”

By Filings on Tue, 08/27/19
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When to Speak Out? A Pastor’s Engagement with Current Issues

Turning the World Upside Down, Down Under

By TylerR on Sat, 12/09/17
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Michael Bird: As Americans debate the Benedict Option, anti-Christian fervor in Australia has convinced me that we need a more disruptive strategy.

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