For further thoughts on the changing landscape of the Christian mission and ministry in America and the shifting outlook of younger seminarians on life and ministry, check out this article from a few years ago.
ht: Andy Black, commenting on Generous Orthodoxy Think Tank’s post re: NY Times article.
I like this trend because it means that more people are seeing the barrier between the life of the church and the life of the world as artificial.
I know so many seminarians who are just going forward on faith, unsure of where God is taking them.