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Butler-Bass on ‘The Future of Faith’

by: Diana Butler Bass

Author Diana Butler Bass describes two significant cultural forces reshaping the religious future: 1) the rise of the “unaffiliateds,” including atheists, agnostics, humanists, “spiritual but not religious” and post-theists; and 2) the rise of religious pluralism and immigrant faith in everyday life throughout the West.

Century of Faith: 1901 letters, 2101 reflections

One hundred years ago the leaders of the Pikes Peak region sealed a Century Chest with some 130 letters and items, many addressed to congregations or clergy of the year 2001. What did these people of faith from 1901 have to say to us? What message should we seal and send to the Year 2101? […]

The Meaning of the Year 2000

This is the first three briefing papers that Jay Gary presented to the press on August 16, 1990 at the “Congress on the Holy Spirit and World Evangelization” in Indianapolis. […]

The Genesis of the Third Millennium

This was third of three addresses Jay Gary presented to the press on August 16-18, 1990 at the ‘Congress on the Holy Spirit and World Evangelization’ in Indianapolis. […]

Leaders to Try Again for Century Goal

Christians leaders intent on spreading the gospel by century’s end will try again at the ” Global Consultation on World Evangelization by AD 2000 and Beyond,” scheduled Jan. 5-8, 1989 in Singapore. […]

What Would Paul Do?

Reflecting on Paul’s mission brings clarity to ours. An evangelical leader claims the first followers of Jesus witnessed the fulfillment of the Great Commission in their generation. […]

Leaders to Pursue Cooperative Efforts

“We believe that it is possible to bring the gospel to all people by the year 2000.” This was among the declarations in a “Great Commission Manifesto” adopted by more than 300 Christian leaders from some 50 countries, during the Jan. 5-8, 1989 “Global Consultation on World Evangelization by AD 2000 and Beyond” in Singapore. […]

Toward the Great Work

Lately I’ve been thinking about how Christianity needs to experience its own conversion if this world is to survive the West’s crises, including corruption, overpopulation, arms races, consumerism and terrorism. […]

Exploring Christian Futures

by Dr Jay Gary, Nov 4, 2002

Recently I took a journey up Pikes Peak, American’s mountain of inspiration. Situated where the western plains meet the Rocky Mountains, it was here that Kathryn Lee Bates wrote “America the Beautiful.” An Aussie friend had come to see Colorado Springs for the first time, and I was […]

GCOWE 2000: The Meeting of the Century

Some hailed it as the “meeting of the century.” This page tells its story in pictures and the groundwork it laid for what became one of the most dramatic decades in church history. […]

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