Why Do Churches Become More Successful?

Over the past one hundred years, the conservative church has become less and less impactful on our ever evolving society. With the help of advancing technology, churches are becoming more successful at reaching today’s contemporary generation. Through technological advances and specific techniques in lighting and audio/video churches are able to facilitate an attitude of worship for the contemporary culture better than ever before. Although some still prefer the conservative approach to a church service, none can deny the success these modernized churches are seeing in their ability to bring in the “unreachable” generation. Through advancements in communication technology and the institution of social media, we are able to reach thousands who might have never heard a thing about Jesus, and maintain an aspect of unity among our congregation. Technology has also given us access to the Bible in thousands of different languages and translations at the touch of a button; and advancements in transportation
These translations are accessible on both a computer and mobile device, and can be printed and distributed worldwide. This allows us to effectively reach any culture with the Gospel, regardless of their language. An age old example of this comes from Martin Luther during his Protestant Reformation. “…the citizenry became informed and mobilized thanks primarily to the pamphlets Luther printed by the millions. The Scriptures became accessible to all strata of German society once Luther completed the translation and the presses rolled them out. And in so doing the Church of Rome lost its authority/control over the totality of Christianity as Protestants engaged in reform on spiritual, political and social levels.” (Ozment;