Nick Vujicic Calls the Church to Repentance with Powerful Message on Modern Culture

"If we look at our country, there are youth pastors that are seen as babysitters, and 95% of the churches I've walked into, I would never attend because they feel more like a country club and a social gathering," he continued. 

The Australian-born evangelist noted the cultural shift that transpired within the Western Church in the 2000s, in which there was an increased focus on entertainment to attract younger audiences. 

"A lot of Western churches in the USA changed their approach and actually started watering the Gospel and bringing a little bit more entertainment, a little bit more fun, a little bit more interaction; they went from meat to milk," he said.

"There were preachings back then about keeping your pants on until marriage. None of that's really happening in 95% of the churches. Today, we have Gen Z swearing, saying the F word, sleeping around, and everyone knows it, but no one's really keeping anyone accountable."

"I'm seeing the fruit of no accountability and no meat being taught, which means we're raising up babies who are frightened and are easily caught in depression," he stressed.

Vujicic also pointed out the challenges that Gen Z face today, ranging from technology addiction — "seven and a half hours a day, that's how much time young people are spending on screens," he said — to sexual exploitation, to abortion and its consequences. 

Many teenagers today are creating "inappropriate photos of themselves," he told CP, lamenting amount of children who report being raped by age 17. 

"Of the 25 million abortions in this country, many were carried out by women who regularly attended church. We're not talking about the PTSD that comes with that," he said. 

"We don't talk about the things that we need to talk about, and for as long as we don't start healing the broken hearts that need healing, and for as long as we don't bring in boundaries, as long as we don't hold our leadership accountable, I am very afraid of what's ahead," he added. 

Vujicic noted the complacency that has taken place among conservative Christians, including "praying and fasting less," after their chosen candidate, President-elect Donald Trump, won the 2024 election. 

"He is not our Savior," he said regarding Trump. "On public television, he admits that he hasn't asked God for forgiveness. He doesn't think he needs to do that. So, I pray for his soul. I think his wife is saved from what I'm hearing. But in the end, it's not about the President; it's about the Church."

Vujicic believes that the solution for the church is found in returning to the fundamentals of faith: repentance, accountability and unity. He warned that the church that remains unrepentant is at risk of losing its spiritual authority and God's protection.

"The first thing Jesus did was flip tables and crack a whip with the Church and correct the Church. And the last thing Jesus wanted, He expressed in prayer that we would be one," he said. 

"I think we need to repent. I think we need to unify, and we need to be brought into a posture of humility, and while the window is open, we must choose to repent, or otherwise, I really believe that we may see the hand of God's protection be completely removed from our country where we'll see jackhammering of concrete so that finally the heavenly rain can touch the soil, because we're pretty much concreted up right now."

Vujicic also released the documentary "Arise Warriors" last month with the aim to bring hope and healing to Native American communities.

"This is a story for all of us," he said. "It's a call to remember the forgotten, to repent, and to be the hands and feet of Jesus."

"The mission field isn't always across the ocean. Sometimes, it's right in your backyard. And God is calling us to rise up and answer that call."

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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.