One of the natural tendencies of human nature is to reflex away from what is popular or trendy in the moment, and we typically swing to the other end of the spectrum. We see it in politics, religion, education, and just about every other facet of life including trends within the church. This has never been more apparent than in the last 50 years of the American church with the advent of the “megachurch” and the seeker-friendly movement and then all of the reflexes against that. The issue is this: if we just reflex against something we are still operating on the same plane. Our responsibility is not to reflex against current trends of the church but to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit and the direction in the Word of God to be a biblical, apostolic discipleship movement. In today’s episode, we talk about the dangers of the pendulum and how the church must neither chase trends nor reflex against what is popular.
