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 Globalization is at the heart of many of these 2010 church trends.  When we look at the changes that are coming to the church, most of them revolve around the idea that people in general are moving away from local, centralized services and towards distributed networks.  Globalization affects our communication and the production of goods, and it will be affecting the church as well.

There is a greater and greater feeling of international cooperation in the world in general, and that is extending to the church.  Our missionary outreach is changing as people see that the lives of those around the world can much more easily intersect with their own.  For the church this means being willing to learn from other areas of the Christian body, both geographically and denominationally.  We don't have to reach a lowest common denominator type of Christian living, but rather spur each other on through our interactions.

In 2010, churches will need to decide if they are onboard with globalization and the changes it brings or not.  Either way, the challenge will be to build bridges and speak to people's hearts in a time when they are changing the how they interact with the world.  One thing that will stay the same though, is people's need for Jesus in their lives.