How do we speak in our present age?

For 1600 years, during the Christendom era, Western Europeans were deemed Christian by birth. The Church was at the centre of society, a key part of the state. There was no need for home mission, since everyone was ‘a Christian’. In recent times, and particularly the last 50 years, all that has changed, and the ‘habits of our churches have been marooned on a tiny island of the faithful.’ (Ann Morisy)

While at one time the man on the street would have understood Christian language, symbols, ideas and doctrine, now they are ‘obscure to the vast majority outside the denomination.’
Q Do you think this is true among your friends outside church?
Ann Morisy says: Traditional evangelism has been about encouraging and helping people to relate to God. The task now is one step removed from this. It is to enable people to embrace the possibility of God… awakening within people the capacity to be astonished and be surprised by the more in life.
Q What do you understand by what she is saying
Q How might SBC help in ‘awakening’ people outside the church?
Q How can we BE the good news before we can preach the good news?
“The further the outward journey takes you, the deeper the inward journey needs to be” (Henri Nouwen)
Q How can we ensure that we retain the right balance between serving others in outreach ministries and spending time nurturing our inner spiritual gardens?