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RELEVANCE/COMMITMENT

Research conducted by the Evangelical Alliance Ireland has found that many new churches have sprung up in the Dublin area over the past 25 years. The research found 130 churches operating in the area. Only 37% of them existed in 1980, and 25% of those churches started within the past ten years.

The national director of EAI says the growth is due to the relevance of the message the churches are proclaiming. He said, "We are committed to communicating a perspective on life that is viable and effective, and which can be applied to the complex issues facing Irish society today." He also said, "Evangelism is the idea of a radical commitment, of a lifestyle based on Jesus' message that it's still possible to live that way." He added, "We get back to the message of Jesus, that's the power of it."

Helena Doran, a member of one church where the attendance has grown to over 200 since it was founded 15 years ago, said her faith is about having a personal relationship with Jesus. Doran said, "Every decision I make, everything I do, I try to apply His principles to everything."

—http://breakingnews.iol.ie, Groundswell in evangelical Christianity claims group. June 13, 2005. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Jim Sandell.

Acts 4:11-12 (MSG) "Jesus is 'the stone you masons threw out, which is now the cornerstone.' [12] Salvation comes no other way; no other name has been or will be given to us by which we can be saved, only this one."