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David Fitch<\/a>, a pastoral theologian, or theological pastor, is usually a voice of reason.\u00a0 He\u2019s lent that reasonable perspective to all of the recent balderdash about the death of this movement and that.<\/p>\n

When we see things fall apart, split into factions, or splinter off personalities, we should not worry. What is of substance will last if it rooted on the ground in real life communities. What was a fad needed to die anyway. Let those people move on with what they\u2019ve learned and be part of something real. Yet we often see people clamor to keep the fad going. Perhaps these folk were invested in the benefits accruing to them as part of the fad. People like to keep the feeling alive of being involved in something important. But again \u2013 Methinks We Worry Too Much<\/strong>. Fighting too much to keep something going is itself a sign of a fad. The people fighting for it should let it go and devote themselves to what is happening on the ground.<\/p>\n

via Reclaiming the Mission<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"