Globalization, Creation of Global Culture Consumption and the Impact on the Church and Its Mission

Abstract

The World Evangelical Fellowship (now Alliance) is to be commended as one of the few Christian organizations that has made a concerted effort to anticipate the impact of globalization on the church and its mission.  Futurists seek to identify ‘driving forces for change.’  There is a growing consensus among leaders in many of our countries that globalization is the driving force for change as we race into the 21st century.  Not only is it likely to continue changing the global economic environment for all peoples, but I strongly believe that economic globalization is going to decisively impact our personal lives, the lives of our young and the church in ways we seldom discuss in our Christian forums.