It’s been a long while since I’ve posted. Too long. It goes this way, I suppose. Life events tend to dictate when we can write (or sleep for that matter)
Anyway JP Troglio wrote a post over at I Hate Church that would be worth a few minutes of your time. It got me to thinking about a question that many have asked before…..is the church in America becoming irrelevant?
I don’t mean irrelevant from the stand point of the culture and being ‘cool’ enough to reach this generation (the emerging churches clearly have this portion covered…to a fault). I’m talking about significantly impacting the world around us. I think we’re failing. I think we’re content with being insignificant. I think we like the safety of our friends and family around us on Sunday and we don’t want to get our hands dirty. We don’t want to be uncomfortable. I think (as JP points out) that we want big numbers because it makes our “club’ look good and it makes us look like we have our act together and that we are having an impact, but sadly, we’re missing the point. It’s not about the performance….it’s not about the show or the rush to the doughnut table after service. It’s not about the songs we’re singing or the sermon series or where we worship, for that matter. It’s about introducing people to God and letting him work.
Folks, it’s time we start getting real about the Gospel and taking it to the people and stop being so worried about what people may think about us. Yes…I’m writing this as much for me as I am anyone who cares to stop by and read this. If we cared about people the way that God cared about us, I think we would daily have to fall on our face in worship at the work God was doing. It would be our natural response.
I’m going back to work now….but I don’t think I’m done writing on this subject. More to follow.
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