Comments on: Will We See Change? http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/02/will-we-see-change/ a journal on my journey with Jesus, and the paths in which God is taking me. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:41:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Paul http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/02/will-we-see-change/#comment-102432 Paul Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:35:05 +0000 http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/02/will-we-see-change/#comment-102432 hi lyn, i think we are seeing change and i think it will continue to gather pace. I also think we'll see continuity as well - which is no bad thing. hi lyn, i think we are seeing change and i think it will continue to gather pace. I also think we’ll see continuity as well - which is no bad thing.

]]> By: cindy http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/02/will-we-see-change/#comment-102391 cindy Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:43:33 +0000 http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/02/will-we-see-change/#comment-102391 i don't know, Lyn. I want to hope for that change, but I'm pretty pessimistic about the timing right now. i don’t know, Lyn. I want to hope for that change, but I’m pretty pessimistic about the timing right now.

]]> By: traveller http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/02/will-we-see-change/#comment-102308 traveller Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:03:49 +0000 http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/02/will-we-see-change/#comment-102308 This is a good question. My observation is that the pace of change is accelerating. While I think it may take into my children's mid-life (they are 15-26 years) to see most of the affects of the change, the next ten years will see dramatic changes. In North America, at least, there are some very interesting trends. 80% of the financial support for the church comes from people over 55 years, less than 30% of the most recent adult generation attends church which is half the level of their grandparents, etc. Moreover, what Christianity looks like will be defined more and more by those followers of Jesus who live outside North America and Europe as the population of followers of Jesus shifts to other parts of the world. These demographics will have profound impacts on the church over the next few decades. This is a good question. My observation is that the pace of change is accelerating. While I think it may take into my children’s mid-life (they are 15-26 years) to see most of the affects of the change, the next ten years will see dramatic changes.

In North America, at least, there are some very interesting trends. 80% of the financial support for the church comes from people over 55 years, less than 30% of the most recent adult generation attends church which is half the level of their grandparents, etc. Moreover, what Christianity looks like will be defined more and more by those followers of Jesus who live outside North America and Europe as the population of followers of Jesus shifts to other parts of the world.

These demographics will have profound impacts on the church over the next few decades.

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