“Probably after Vietnam and Watergate, there was an increasing distrust of institutions, so that Jesus was still in, but the institutional church was no longer an attraction. So, I think that the dropping of the denominational label is to become more generic, less of a threat, less of a reminder of negative stereotypes if you've walked away from church.” IfsThinkingStillsJesusChurchNegativeInstitutionsThreatAttractionLabelsVietnamStereotypeDistrustRemindersDroppingGenericWatergateNegative Stereotypes Author:Eddie Gibbs
“I love the church, the church that God is establishing, that Jesus died for, so I'll never have any negative things to say about His church.” JesusChurchNegativeDied Author:LeCrae
“The church is challenging such negative cultural elements as superstition, rugged individualism, materialism, hedonism, permissiveness and utilitarianism.” ChallengesChurchElementsNegativeMaterialismIndividualismSuperstitionsRuggedHedonismUtilitarianismRugged Individualism Author:Francis Arinze