The question of the day is, what are we really doing? I've been reading a new book...actually a second edition (updated with a cooler cover) called Pagan Christianity. If you want to read an interesting take on how the modern day church arrived in their current situation then please read. If you aren't quite ready to have your religiously conservative mind blown, then I suggest you wait a while. It's definitely not for everyone.But the question remains...what are we doing? I've been a minister for the past several years...9 almost ten to be exact, and I still wonder occasionally what we are trying to accomplish. Is it teaching and experiencing the life of Jesus through Scripture and relationships? Is it to become good people? Is it to promote the values of Moralistic America?
I'd love to hear your take on this. Because, once we discover what we're trying to accomplish for an hour or two on Sunday, then maybe we'll also discover better ways to communicate that answer. I'm not a pessimist by any stretch, and I think that there are some great things about worshipping together in a building on a Sunday morning...but honestly, when it comes to communicating the truth of Jesus Christ, the Love of God and the dependance of his people...I don't think we're even close to communicating well.
So, the question on the table is this...'What are we doing?' Please let me know your response and it should give way to some good discussion.
2 comments:
You are looking at it all wrong. You are just considering what we are trying to accomplish on Sunday morning, not what we are trying to accomplish on a daily basis. So much of Christianity is not sitting in church on Sunday morning, it's living what we've been taught. It's putting into practice all of those lessons that were pounded into your head year after year on Sunday mornings. Beyond talking about how great Jesus is and the unending love of God, we need to be showing our children and the world around us what it means to be a Christian. The manna bags, opening our arms to strangers, supporting the children in Haiti are what we are doing. It's those examples of "feed the hungry," "clothe the naked," and so forth that make the one or two hours on Sunday morning worth it. At least for me that's what I'm trying to do, and what we want our children to learn from us. It's not just to hear the lessons of the Bible, but to live them in big and small ways every day.
Yup...you're right on it...That's what church is Rebecca. You've got it. Sadly, many of our people do not. If most of our members had their focus on showing our children and the world around us what it means to be a Christian. The manna bags, opening our arms to strangers, supporting the children in Haiti...It would be a different church...it would be a different world. Thanks for the post.
Scott
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