presence

Something is happening in American culture today that makes the phrase “I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore” a more vivid metaphor than we’d like to admit…The more traditional models are breaking down. We find ourselves struggling to find adequate ways to understand and respond to a world that is not what we have known. The institutional church is going through a radical change in this country, and the entire system is under incredible stress. Regele and Schulz’s analysis above has borne fruit in our times. In many cities and towns throughout America, the church—Protestant and Catholic—continues to experience […]