What s the idea behind Next-Wave?
The world has entered a new era, the era of postmodernism. The church was heavily-influenced by the modern era, and is struggling now to find a place for itself in the contemporary world. Strategies that have worked well for decades, suddenly don t work any more, and many in the church are starting to wonder if the church is indeed, like so many have always claimed, hopelessly out of touch with the real world. There is a growing awareness that Christians need to reassess what church is, how church should be, and what church should do. How can we as churches be committed to God s word and mission in the postmodern era? There is also a growing conviction that on the other side of this reassessment process the church will be decidedly different from what we are currently used to. In short, we believe we will see the emergence of a new wave, or a next wave of churches.
