Further Reflections on CU and the Church

Since speaking to and having myself grilled by the Newport CU I’ve been doing a bit of thinking about whether CU can be a church. I was speaking in Cardiff CU last night and I merely mentioned as one application point to a Christian’s new identity in Christ that a Christian should be a part of a church and that CU is not a church. Then I said “if you want to know why not then come and see me afterwards.” Only one guy did. But because of Monday, I was able to express my thoughts much more clearly.

CU and the Church

Last night I spoke at Newport Christian Union. It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience being with them. They’re a great bunch of young Christians. I was given the title, “I’m a Christian in Uni…So What?!” Because it’s early on in the term, and because of the sway of opinion about para-church things being church or a couple of mates taking about God being church, I wanted to tackle the issue and affirm that CU is not a church and therefore not only should students get involved in CU but also in a local church.

Catching the Postmodern Wave

I was speaking in a Christian Union in a university last night. And I noticed that they’re actually really postmodern. Now I am postmodern, there’s no point denying it, I was raised in a postmodern culture. But the big difference is that I was raised in postmodern culture though also in a modern church and was and am quite happy with that. They’re not.