Present Evolution of the Protestant Church
Unfortunately, I was not able find someone to interview on the changes of the Catholic church since the meeting of the Council of II Vatican, so I had to substitute for someone who is equally wise about changes within the Protestant church over the past fifty years. The person whom I asked is my aunt who is 54 years old recollects church membership since the age of 6, so I trust her as a viable source.
"Politics in the Protestant church have changed tremendously in the last fifty years" says my aunt. Most apparent to her was the increase in women's leadership. You now see women pastors, assistant pastors, deacons and so forth. She says that the church was once an organization that was known for being called "The Good Old Boys' Club", but now it's the "Good Old Boys' and Girls' club. She is a Minister of Music, so she gets to go a lot of different places (inside and outside of the country) to observe these things. She says that churches have become "growingly woman and gay friendly." She once attended a church by the name of The Open Door whose services were particularly dedicated to ?sharing God' with those other than heterosexual without singling them out, but accepting who they are and making the church a community for them outside of their condemned community for by their sexual preferences.
More changes that she has noticed are in the services. She notices a more culturally blended congregation where in the past, if at all, that would be hard to find. Along with that she notices a growing variety of worship styles, including the style of music played, sung, or listened to, and how it is sung or played. She also says that churches are becoming increasingly ...