The 20th century Church has been deeply and rightly concerned about issues such as pornography, sexual promiscuity, legitimization of homosexuality, breakdown of families and now the redefinition of marriage itself.

However, our reactions to these seismic shifts in morality have often only addressed the symptoms and rarely the root causes or worldviews that produced these changes.

Therefore, in the words of Abraham Kuyper, when the “vast energy of an all-embracing life system assails us, then also it must be understood that we have to take our stand in a life-system of equally comprehensive and far-reaching power.”

It is with this understanding that the National Coalition is launching a new ministry called the Center for Christ & Culture. The Center will operate under the leadership of its Founding Director, S. Michael Craven.

“Having pioneered the Cultural Apologetics initiative of the National Coalition, Michael is uniquely gifted to challenge and equip the 21st century Church to assume a Christian approach to cultural engagement,” said Rick Schatz, president and CEO of the National Coalition.

The Center will train Christians to think christianly about cultural issues and equip them to employ intelligent biblically-based reason and gentle persuasion.

“We believe this is the best way to influence the culture to the glory of Jesus Christ,” said Craven. “While we see cultural renewal as an important activity, the Center will ultimately serve as an instrument of renewal within the Church.”

“It is through the National Coalition’s ongoing effort to influence public policy with relevant and responsible activism, combined with an educated Church equipped to effectively and gently contend for truth in the culture, that we believe we can achieve success and honor Christ,” added Craven. “The latter part of this strategy will be the work and ministry of the Center for Christ & Culture.”

To learn more about the Center, please visit the website www.battlefortruth.org.

We hope you will join with us in this important battle for truth and the Lordship of Jesus Christ and we look forward to your encouragement and support for the work of the Center for Christ & Culture.