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WHAT IS THE MOVEMENT?
“The Movement” is a term applied to a growing number of Christians, churches, and organizations that are banding together in an effort to address the cultural malaise that is gripping the West.
THE PROBLEM
We live in the midst of a postmodern culture, where truth, any truth, is considered a matter of personal opinion. As a result, we’re seeing a sharp rise in divorce and adultery, ethical lapses in churches, business, and medicine, profound failures in education, and increased criminal activity. This is the horrific and tragic result of an increasing rootlessness — a rootlessness caused by Westerners trying to free themselves from their historical Christian roots.
THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH
Historically, the Church has been at its best when the surrounding culture has been at its worst and our times should be no exception. The proper response of the Church needs to be preaching the Good News – the whole Gospel that speaks to all of life and provides the hope that our culture so desperately needs.
We didn’t get into desperate straits overnight. The chaos we’re experiencing is the result of a faulty or incomplete worldview. (See "Indebted, Indeed," and "The Imago Dei and Liberalism."
A worldview, simply put, is the framework in which we think about the world, which shapes our daily decisions and actions. On a larger scale, it represents a shared set of values and norms that direct a society or civilization. (See more on “What is a worldview” on our Get Started page).
Despite the chaos, there is still hope.
A MOVEMENT BEGINS
Today, many people are starting to acknowledge that our culture is in trouble, The Vision for the Movement is a revived Church renewing culture and awakening the world to Truth. Our Mission is to build and resource a Coalition of Christians committed to living and defending the Christian worldview.
In order to understand it, we must first understand what a social movement is. A social movement is a widespread and far-reaching network of men and women, united by a common vision and devoted to redressing clearly-defined social evil(s) by working with one another to enact positive changes in their society.
A good example is how the abolition of slavery and the reformation of a wretchedly corrupt society came to be. Eighteenth century English statesmen William Wilberforce and a group of people that came to be known as the Clapham Group worked to change their failing culture. Their successful efforts were felt world-wide and were of historical significant.
Today, it is through an effort like theirs that we can positively reform the surrounding culture.
For a deeper treatment read: "What We Seek," by T. M. Moore or “The Movement: Forging Alliances for the Gospel ," by Chuck Colson, et al.
JOIN US
BreakPoint and The Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview is committed to supporting the efforts of this unified Movement. We have joined in a growing cadre of like-minded individuals, ministries, and churches in this effort, and we hope that you, too, will join us.
Christian worldview is not just a movement of thought and action. It is essentially a recommitment to true discipleship for the church and for Christian families and individuals. Above all, we seek to grow in knowledge of Christ and of the scriptures.
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