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We’re not surprised that God’s Church and the surrounding culture are not in synch—but there was a time when the relationship felt friendlier. So what kind of challenge is this for Christians spreading the great news of Jesus?  

“We think, as Christians, that the more ‘Christian-y’ we can make the culture, the more Christianity—as in the real deal, the Jesus-following, disciple-making stuff—will flourish,” says missiologist Jeff Christopherson. “Actually, it seems to do better when Christians are forced to make a choice where their highest allegiance is going to be.”  

Christopherson is a pastor and author, the Executive Director of Church Planting Canada, and Co-Founder and Missiologist for the Send Institute. 

“What a world needs–that has maybe just a jaundiced look at us–is to see what an honest-to-goodness Jesus-follower looks like,” he says.  

No matter how unfriendly the culture, relationships like that have an impact.    

“People haven’t changed,” he says. “They desire that authentic community. They desire an authentic spirituality. They want that sort of connectedness.” 

 Join us for this 20-minute podcast conversation. 

Learn about Jeff Christopherson and The Send Institute here. 

Learn more about Church Planting Canada here.