Is the Word “Evangelicalism” Worth Keeping

Over at the Aussie Bible Society page, Michael Jensen has a great post on Evangelicalism: A Word Worth Keeping.

I know American friends who have abandoned the term because in the USA what counts as “evangelical” is now so broad as to be meaningless as the current spate of support of so-called evangelicals for Donald Trump shows. The term “evangelical” now covers very conservative fundamentalism, mainline liberals who can do an occasional Billy Graham impersonation, prosperity gospel preachers, and everyone in between.

Still, I like how Jensen closes:

But I am not giving up on it just yet. The word “evangelical” is a great word, because it says that you are a gospel Christian first and foremost, and not a church Christian, or a cultural Christian. It is worth telling the story of the evangelical movement because it is one of the great stories of our age, and it has so much that testifies to the power of Jesus Christ in it. It is worth standing in this heritage because it is intellectually rich and yet powerfully convicted of gospel truths. It offers a spirituality that is profound, and it compels people to do extraordinary things to help others.