The Theological Corruption of the Evangelical Church

I put it to readers that the evangelical church around the world and in Australia has lost its way and is suffering a crisis of identity. Many who call themselves evangelicals have little idea what they believe or why—or even what we are meant to be doing. As Tom Slater put it: “what is the Christian cause? Is it the survival of the church? Is it the ‘success’ of the church? Is it the maintenance of whatever power the church has in the decision-making structures of society? Is it the proclamation of the gospel? Is it social transformation? Is it the Kingdom of God? Our answer to that question shapes how we think we’re going.”1 That such questions need to be asked is itself an indictment.