I presume Jay noticed that it is ‘evangelicalism’ (perhaps this should be qualified as ‘modern’ evangelicalism), not ‘evangelism’, that is described as a ‘cultural dead-end’. I would also underline i) that this was simply intended as a brief summary of why certain groups are attracted to the emerging church banner; ii) that the statement nevertheless reflects a fairly widespread feeling, which may be more evident in the UK than in the US, that modern evangelicalism has failed to connect with postmodern western culture; and iii) that the statement was made with reference to the missional effectiveness of the church.

Having said that, I wonder what others think. I’m not too concerned about offending evangelicals (I count myself as one). But is it fair to say that evangelicalism has become something of a ‘cultural dead-end’?