5 Traditions the Modern Church Has to Be Careful Of

4. Susceptibility to compromise the gospel for the sake of relevance. Modern churches have to maintain rigid focus to not blur the line between relevance and gospel compromise. Churches need to be relevant in society if they hope to reach anyone new. Yet at the same time that push for relevance will ultimately lead a church to look no different than the society around them. Diligence and prayerful guidance is needed to know what aspects of church life should be adapted to fit a modern society (like service times, programs, etc) and what aspects can never be compromised (biblical inerrancy, core gospel theology, etc).