5.3%
I’ve had conversations with a few people now regarding the statistic I shared last Sunday: That 5.3% of the San Francisco Bay Area’s population are Evangelical Christians according to a study done in 2000.
Here’s the link to the website for the organization that did the research.
During the sermon, I submitted that such a statistic should make us pause to think of the way that we live as Christians here in the Bay Area. Specifically, that we should see ourselves as the Israelites did during the time of the Babylonian Exile. During that time, the prophet Jeremiah had a word to the Israelite people saying that they are to be invested in the place they found themselves in and that they’re to practice shalom in the midst of the people there. The passage is quoted here.
After having some good conversation with individuals, I thought it would be good to open up the forum to the greater public. What do you think? How does this make you feel? Do you agree or disagree? Any objections?
