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April 11, 2005
Encouraging News for the Largest Congregation
Pastor Mark Daniels posts on an article discussing the large number of youth that went to Rome for John Paul the Great's funeral last week. This, of course, is good news for the Catholic Church (and, ipso facto, all Christians).
Now, what will the Catholic Church do with these youth and will they stay in it for the long haul, once the thorns of life start threatening to choke out their faith?
A good reminder that it is not simply converts, but disciples that we are commanded to make.
Posted by Mark at April 11, 2005 11:01 PM
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John Derbyshire had an interesting column on this the other day, suggesting that the Pope's one failure was the decline in church attendance in the West. I think that's been one failure of theological conservatism, both Protestant and Catholic...the lack of growth in a personal context.
Posted by: Matt at April 11, 2005 11:38 PM
I tend to agree. In the non-mainline part of the US church, there has been strong growth, I believe, particularly in the mega Churches. Whether lifetime disciples are being created is, however, another, less clear, matter altogether.
Posted by: Mark Sides at April 11, 2005 11:43 PM