Future of the Friends Church


explicitly recognized that the future of Friends is not assured by its leaders having a correct analysis. It requires a people earnestly seeking God's direction and on fire for Jesus Christ. I also was surprised that he followed reporting that 44 per cent of Americans are unchurched with a statement that "the prospects of major expansion seem limited." (page 359) This is not the response one would expect from an evangelical.

While there are aspects of the book I found disturbing, it does have much to offer. I believe that some of its lines of argument will provide much food for consideration by Friends with an evangelical perspective for many years.

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