And now for something completely different.
Alright, the last couple of posts were spent trashing my fellow believers. Now, it's time to talk about something we're doing right.
My church, Bethany Community Church, is one of many that now have a service dedicated to those who are seeking God, but are uncomfortable in a traditional church setting. Sunday evenings are dedicated to unconventional worship in more of a concert setting than a service.
And that's a good thing.
30+ years ago, the church turned it's back on the "Jesus people". They looked weird, we said. They didn't act like church people, and they were determined to worship in a way that was foreign to most believers.
And the church, for the most part, turned aside their honest quest for truth. We couldn't look past the outside to see the hurt and pain inside.
Fortunately, it looks like we've learned from our mistakes. How often does that happen, really?
Sure, there's "Gap Culture" Christians out there who think that listening to Audio Adrenaline is more important that a broken spirit. And most likely, they're the majority of Christians in the Church today.
But there is a minority out there, whose gospel isn't rooted in culture, who try to see people as God sees them. And that minority, and the people they touch, are the future of church.
Our faith has survived Gnosticism, the Crusades, the Inquisition and Amy Semple Macpherson. It will survive those today who still confuse culture and religion, just like it has in the past.
My church, Bethany Community Church, is one of many that now have a service dedicated to those who are seeking God, but are uncomfortable in a traditional church setting. Sunday evenings are dedicated to unconventional worship in more of a concert setting than a service.
And that's a good thing.
30+ years ago, the church turned it's back on the "Jesus people". They looked weird, we said. They didn't act like church people, and they were determined to worship in a way that was foreign to most believers.
And the church, for the most part, turned aside their honest quest for truth. We couldn't look past the outside to see the hurt and pain inside.
Fortunately, it looks like we've learned from our mistakes. How often does that happen, really?
Sure, there's "Gap Culture" Christians out there who think that listening to Audio Adrenaline is more important that a broken spirit. And most likely, they're the majority of Christians in the Church today.
But there is a minority out there, whose gospel isn't rooted in culture, who try to see people as God sees them. And that minority, and the people they touch, are the future of church.
Our faith has survived Gnosticism, the Crusades, the Inquisition and Amy Semple Macpherson. It will survive those today who still confuse culture and religion, just like it has in the past.
posted by Kevin Creighton | 4/19/2005 09:14:00 PM
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Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
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