Is kindness killing the Church?

When doctrinal disputes arise it's easy to politely agree to disagree. But Dr Hugh Osgood believes such "kindness" is detrimental to the health of the Church. We need to start listening to one another, he says, because each denomination has something valuable to offer. Let's trust that the unity of the Spirit will undergird us, even in the toughest of conversations

Of all the wisdom imparted to the seven churches in Revelation, the counsel given by Jesus to "hear what the Spirit says to the churches” is surely the most telling.

This was a unique moment when the risen Jesus provided a group of churches with the opportunity to all hear each other’s specific prescriptions from him at one and the same time.

During lockdown...