Three Innovations in American Christian Witness for the Coming Decade

Abstract

Much of the recorded data on the status of the Church in the United States has pointed the same direction for a number of years—the Church is in decline. As a result of this fact, it is necessary for the Church in North America to make significant shifts in its ecclesial and missiological models in order to address contemporary realities. This paper proposes that the Church must: abandon Christendom power, adopt the holy ordinary, and engage in bold humility as an effective missiological path forward for the Church in the United States.