Christian news will tell you of our large congregation of Christians, more than 70% of our population by a reliable estimate; of their beliefs and how they behave in their lives as true Christians. See Christian personals and you will get an idea of the Christian dreams, of private grief and public sharing of joy. In all this, spirituality and Christian living stand out as two most important aspects.
Christian living is well brought out in Christian news. Let us see the various faces of a Christian. We have one who is a regular churchgoer, who reads the bible every day sings in choirs and interacts with other fellow Christians. Truly in communion with God he finds time to spend in introspective meditation. He represents the group of actively practicing Christians.
Christian news will also tell you of the other group of Christians who are pragmatic, regular churchgoers but nothing beyond that. He is not active in furthering his spirituality. He is too caught up in the rat race to spend any quality time in either reading the Bible or meditation. He also refuses to differentiate among various forms of religion.
These are the two ends of the spectrum of our Christian brethren. Within these two extremes all the others can perhaps be accommodated. So what seems to be the problem? A look at Christian personals is indicative of the growing disenchantment of the average Christian with the church. The general feeling is that the church no longer addresses personal causes and problems and that the church is no longer in sync with the populace. The spirituality aspect of the church finds takers but not the equally important aspects of Christian thoughts, religious books and music. It is almost as if the new age electronics have replaced the desire for visiting the church on a regular basis.
Christian living today demands heightened leadership skills in the church to bring the flock back to the fold. Private professing of spirituality is fine but the importance of an interactive Christian community cannot be replaced by the iPod.
Andy Ross
Author Bio
I webmaster of http://www.true2ourselves.com a Christian community website that features the Christian community,Christian groups, Christian news, church jobs and group of ministers belonging to different faith that share their wisdom.
