As a middle ground Christian, the journey of faith has been anything but easy. I’ve often found myself caught between the more conservative and progressive segments of the Christian community, struggling to find my place and voice in the midst of differing beliefs and opinions.

One of the most challenging aspects has been the sense of isolation at times. It’s not always easy to find a community where I feel truly understood and accepted. While I have found a church that does a good job travelling the inbetween, it has still been hard finding friends who want to stand between the two sectors of our culture. There’s a constant pressure to conform to one side or the other, which can be disheartening and lonely.

Navigating my belief system has been a constant source of internal conflict. Staying true to traditional Christian values has often left me feeling torn like a leaf between two opposing currents. It’s a daily challenge to reconcile my beliefs from our dualistic secular culture. I am not conservative, but I am also not liberal. Being in-between is difficult to say the least.

What adds to the struggle is the judgment from both ends of the spectrum. Whether it’s from those with more conservative views or those with more progressive perspectives, there’s a feeling of never quite fitting in. It’s as if I’m caught in the middle, trying to find my own path while being weighed down by the expectations and criticisms of others.

This internal battle has sometimes led to an identity crisis. The pressure to choose a side and the constant feeling of not quite belonging anywhere has left me with moments of uncertainty and doubt. It’s as if I’m searching for a clear identity within the Christian community, a place where I can truly feel at home.

I am writing this not for myself, but for anyone else out there like me. For all the middle group Christians out there, I understand the struggles we face, and I want to encourage you to keep fighting. Christ calls us to stand firm in our faith, and I do think that the most Christian stance is the path between. We need to be conservatives to the liberal and liberal to the conservative. If you are like me than this is the place for you. Together we might be able to make more of an impact than isolated. Either way the power and glory belongs to God. Shalom.