The Gospel‘s Response in the Age of Deconstruction

Most of us distrust leaders of large institutions like the church because the spirit of our age is about defining people by moments of failure. We expect perfection from those in power, and our shattered ideals cause us to become more punitive towards our leaders. But looking through a gospel lens, we learn that the early church was not about perfection, but about direction, wherein Jesus selected failures to lead the church in order to redeem and shape them into saints. In this light, God's grace, generosity, and redemption helps us understand that we are placing our trust not in our own brokenness, but in God's power to transform people.