We start a two part series on evangelical trends of the last 50 years, this week focusing on the rise of megachurch/seeker sensitive churches, plus the "Emerging Church" of the early 2000s. Topics include:
- Where "Relationship over Religion" came from and why it's wrong
- How the biggest churches of the 80s and 90s set us up for the decline we're seeing today
- What ever happened to the "Emerging church" and its anti-building, anti-rules emphasis?
- Where we see the influences of these movements in the churches of Christ
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