Five P's Of Culture

One way to truly understand the definition of success is to consider what success is not. The underlying question is how does culture define success? In the article, “How to Succeed the Biblical Way,” Ron Jenson states cultures success can be defined by the five P’s: power, position, prestige, pleasure, and prosperity.” Though these can be considered as important, these five P’s are not the measurement of success according to God’s standards placed on us through His Word. Today’s culture measures success that guarantees nothing out of life, because placing our success in material things gets us nowhere.
We understand according to God’s standard what success is not, but how do we truly measure success God’s way? The question I believe …show more content…
In today’s church, discipleship is a lost form. It is not about another method, rather than a way of life. In the book “Think Christianly,” it states, “that part of our calling as we engage our culture is to be kingdom citizens who are confident in what we believe and why we believe it.” Jonathan Morrow states, “I firmly believe that one of the reasons we don't see many Christians engaging our culture and redemptive way is because they don't have confidence that what they believe is actually true.” So how does the church change this perception in today’s Post-Christian culture? The answer is found through discipleship and that shows true success in the …show more content…
I found that in Thom and Jess Rainer’s book, “The Millennials,” there are some staggering statistics. I found that the frequency of reading the Bible once a week or more was at twenty-one percent. Less frequently was twelve percent, and rarely or never was sixty-seven percent. The research went on to show that the frequency of meeting with others to study the bible once a week or more was fifteen percent, less frequently was six percent and rarely or never was at seventy nine percent. Through this research one can see where the problem lies. There is no discipleship happening with Millennials that make up the majority of our Post-Christian society. The disconnect is real and the church must find the answer if it wants to be a viable force for good for future generations, because “nine out of ten Millennials believe it is their responsibility to make a difference in the world.” If this is the case we can channel the passions of this generation, but first we must get them in and disciple them in a way that makes a genuine difference in their