By: Rev. David M. Crawford, Canmore, Ab.

Rev. David M. Crawford, Canmore, Ab. — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:30:04 +0000

I remember very clearly Rev. Park’s sermon – its vision, its passion, its Reformed and reforming faithfulness! Yet as a denomination the P.C.C. has dropped over the past 15 years by an average of 2500 – 3000 professing members each year, according to the statistics in the Acts and Proceedings. Our institution is dying off. Sadly many in leadership positions, both clergy and lay, lack the vision or the courage to embrace Rev. Park’s inspiring words. Clergy persons are more concerned with pensions than prophetic leadership, lay persons more concerned with revisiting church memories of the 1970′s or 50′s than seeking spiritual relevance for seekers in a contemporary context. Some colleagues have suggested to me that perhaps we need to embrace a palliative care approach to our churches and our denomination, avoiding change, allowing our Church to live out its existence and die comfortably. Is this really what the gospel of Christ summons forth from us? Is this what God has in store for presbyterians?

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By: Rev. David M. Crawford, Canmore, Ab.