An Indiana pastor is challenging ministers nationwide to sign a pledge to combat wokeness.
Pastor Lucas Miles of Nfluence Church in Granger, Indiana, and the author of Woke Jesus: The False Messiah Destroying Christianity, told Fox News Digital that his goal was "to write – if I can say this humbly – the definitive guide to understanding 'wokeism' and its effects on the church, and what we can do about it."
"There's been a lot of work to expose 'wokeism' in government and schools, but I don't think as many people are aware about how it's affected the church," he noted.
Miles also pointed out that there is a trend seen among the "Christian left" of "money going into and influence being applied to our theological training centers in America."
"Our Christian universities are being influenced and pressured to, I think, deviate from good orthodox Christian teaching and training," Miles asserted.
"The church is a vessel. It is a 'Noah's Ark,' if you will, for every generation. We are able to be enclosed inside it, in safety, and protected throughout this life," the pastor continued. "There might be torrential downpours, and there might be wind and waves all around us, but we're kept safe through it all."
He argued that churches must learn to be the "stabilizing force" in society while "navigating all the craziness and the advancements around us."
Still, he clarified that he is "not somebody who sees an advancement in technology and goes instantly, 'Well, that's the devil." Instead, Miles encourages people to ask, "What are the good and bad ways" to use technology?
"How can that go wrong, and how can we use it for good?" he further questioned.
During the interview with Fox News Digital, Miles noted the difference between the goal of Christianity and progressivism.
"Progressives are progressing for progress' sake. They are moving ahead no matter the cost," he explained. "But the problem is they don't have a destination in mind."
"With Christianity, we are for progress — but we're for progress in a very specific direction. The Bible says that we are to be conformed in the image of Christ," he said. "So, our whole life in this journey is about progressing toward the destination of Christ himself."
Miles is the host of the Church and State streaming video podcast, which won the 2023 Program of the Year award at the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) conference.
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Milton Quintanilla is a freelance writer and content creator. He is a contributing writer for CrosswalkHeadlines and the host of the For Your Soul Podcast, a podcast devoted to sound doctrine and biblical truth. He holds a Masters of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary.
