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July 24, 2007
Rediscovering the history of CP
Yes, we need to talk about it. CP has unfortunately become a political tool to beat each other up with. This has left a bad taste for many and has led to an even further disinterest in CP. But I would argue that such a successful program shouldn't be quickly thrown out.
I'm not saying that nothing should change. CP was an invention of the industrial age. Now the challenge is to make it relevant in the postmodern age. And how you do that is simple. Southern Baptists must rediscover why CP was created. In other words, what problems did it solve? What were the circumstances that led to this machine that has effectively impacted Kingdom growth for almost 100 years?
In fact, I would bet that most church leaders and pastors--if asked by their members--would not be able to articulate the reasons why CP was created in the first place. The postmodern generation is waiting to understand "Why?" before we ask "How?"
Read more about the history of CP here.
Posted by bstroup at July 24, 2007 11:23 AM
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