ENGAGING IN SOLUTIONS TO
MEET TODAY'S CHALLENGES
REACHING INTO THE FUTURE:
THE GOSPEL INITIATIVE
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The number of Americans who identify as evangelical continues to decline, while
those who identify as having no religious affiliation continues to grow. The Pinetops
Foundation landmark study, The Great Opportunity, warns that if Gen Zers, those
born after 2000, disaffiliate from Christianity at the same rate as Millennials, 42
million more people will leave the faith by 2050. As we reflect on 2018-19 and look
to 2019-20 and beyond, we must proactively take greater steps to engage more
people in the redemptive power of the gospel.
In June 2019, Denver Seminary's Board of Trustees approved the establishment of
The Gospel Initiative for the fall of 2020. Its purpose is to help the Church engage
the difficult questions of our days that commend the gospel with compassion
and credibility. We won't back down from the
tough and divisive issues like sexuality, racism,
immigration, science and faith, partisan politics,
religious pluralism, gun violence, and others.
Rather, we will step into them with the goals of
understanding how to address the needs they
represent and commending the gospel to those
whose views may differ from our own.
We won't back down from the
tough and divisive issues like sexuality,
racism, immigration, science and faith,
partisan politics, religious pluralism,
gun violence, and others. Rather, we
will step into them with the goals of
understanding how to address the
needs they represent and commending
the gospel to those whose views may
differ from our own.
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