Postmodernity

“It matters less whether the churches are highly liturgical or highly informal” (Soul Tsunami)

“The question is whether the people, including the clergy are having life transforming experiences in worship. Are these churches, and their clergy, mediating deeply moving experiences of the divine” (Donald E. Miller)

The challenge of Postmodernity is ever increasing in the city. The emerging generation of young people or Gen21er’s as Graeme Codrington (Tomorrowtoday.biz) calls them are hungry for real encounters and relationships.

As their world is becoming high on technology, their culture requires a “hands on truth” church which “high on touch”. The church of yesteryear has leaned more toward the side of scientific and organised doctrines often discounting experience altogether. One of the questions we need to ask in response to the issue of Postmodernity is: What role can experience play in faith”. Looking back at the New Testament Acts Church, we see a body of believers who had only loose documents as their “canon” but who lived in the reality of what they believed. They had a hands on faith, and perhaps this is what the postmodern is looking for.

The only danger we face is that of losing orthodoxy altogether and engaging in some sort of religious syncretism quite popular to the postmodern generation (New age , multi-faith etc). I believe a sound theology can be held to , and what we need the most is merely a new wineskin , or perhaps a removal of the box and wrappings we have covered the gospel in altogether.