In every generation, the church faces a specific set of challenges. In our time, the great challenges concern new technologies and their intersection with what it means to be human.
Conversations among Christians today are rightly focused on digital technology, above all smartphones, social media, and artificial intelligence. There are other technologies worth worrying about, however. And on the human side of things, I see four fundamental challenges facing the church. So far as I can tell, churches and pastors are unprepared to respond with the urgency and authority demanded by the moment.
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