A church truly practices the Way under the shepherding of faithful pastors who can guide them through the spiritual disciplines.
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“Protestant circles need a new pedagogical strategy,” Carl Trueman recently claimed. “It is striking that in the New Testament and in the early second century (see, for example, the Didache) Christians and pagans were differentiated not simply by what they believed but by how they behaved. The Christian community must have a practical, moral distinctiveness.”
One could argue that John Mark Comer has accepted this challenge, popularizing a certain approach to Christian living that offers a “practical, moral distinctiveness.” From my vantage point as a Gen Z Christian, it seems Comer is the most influential figure for evangelicals my age. Of course, this comes with much praise (see Brad East) and criticism (see Tim Challies). But whatever we think of Comer, we should try to understand why he’s so popular.
