![]() ![]() It has been a while since those days, but last I heard, the young leader of the movement unfortunately ended up in jail, and the event that used to see several thousand people a week has dwindled down to a fraction of that. It was radical, edgy, extreme, awesome, and insert-superlative-here. I quickly learned that these events were part of a large “youth movement.” Churches were embracing it, often trying to mimic it, but the movement itself never had any ecclesiological roots. early twenties), excited audiences with some people so excited that they lost control of their bodies altogether and ended up on the ground. These evangelical events were designed to “reach people for Christ.” They were often very energetic, featuring lots of loud music, extravagant lighting (frequently with strobe lights), charismatic speakers who were close to my age (i.e. ![]() ![]() When I first became a Christian, I remember attending a certain para-church event that was, for lack of a better term, bizarre. Michael Horton, Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World. ![]()
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