In Scotland and the rest of the UK there is a gap which was arisen during the past two generations, of no real involvement in the community (there are some exceptions) plus the change in culture. The culture change is one that needs address.
We have less and less social/nominal Christians going to church which clears the way for a genuine work of the spirit. People are less interested in turning out to be seen as a community figure head. Added to this we have a culture quite different from America. In The UK the post-modern era requires a different form of Evangelism!
For church to work in this new age its not simply a four laws lesson, a template, a plan. In fact internationally the emerging church is looking at how to be the community first rather then look at plans.
The tee shirts in America that say “Don't go to church” and on the back say “be the church” says something very profound its not just going to meetings its giving over to God?
There is a danger here that meetings, agendas, time allocated work, compartmentalised the life. In turn this creates a church and non-church divide. This secular and non-secular arena. Again rather than a subculture that acknowledges the God spots in the week and all else is “worldly”,how about a culture that has input from practising Christians in the community. Elizabeth Fry's influence on community came from here community life driven by her personal faith.
