No Middle Ground
Last week I had the privilege to spend some time in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was a great experience, but it is an extremely difficult place to do ministry, as you can well imagine. The LDS church is the center of community life, and it’s impossible to miss its influence on nearly every aspect of the culture there. Whereas I would tend to complain and question, I met some great church leaders that loved their churches, ministries, and lives in the heart of Mormon country. I heard many times: “The great thing about doing ministry here is that people either love the LDS church or they don’t want anything to do with it. And if they don’t want anything to do with it, it’s a great opportunity to reach them with the gospel.”
What a great perspective. I pray Southern, apathetic, religious culture doesn’t keep the lines blurred between authentic faith and a religious facade.
