AUGUSTA, Ga. - Pastor Marty Baker preaches that the Bible is theeternal and inviolate word of God. On other church matters, he'swilling to change with the times.
Jeans are welcome at Stevens Creek Community Church, the 1,100-member evangelical congregation Baker founded 19 years ago. Sermonsare available as podcasts, and the electric house band has been knownto cover Aerosmith's "Dream On." A recent men's fellowship breakfastwas devoted to discussing the spiritual wages of lunching at Hooters.
It is a bid for relevance in a nation charmed by pop culture andconsumerism, and it is not an uncommon one. But Baker has wadedfurther into the 21st century than most fishers …
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