I am going to write about a lot of things here. I hope you will, too. I am a pastor of 10 years who was not called as a pastor but answered a Macedonian call. I came in one way and walked out another. Over the last 3 months I have had a lot of time to think about what church looks like. You may not share my perspectives and I, not yours, but I believe we are sitting on the edge of an apostolic change. Many speak about reformation(I am a reformer. I do not think the American church reflects the scriptures in many cases but I do not believe God has a Plan B to the church, either, so my choices are A) Don't go B) Change it or C) Start my own.
I hope you will hang in there to the end.
Katrina(The most recent hurricane in the US) has been a wakeup call. Many will die as the result of it. On the other hand the church needs to be mobilized and doing what it is called to do. I am sure there are a "lot of me's" out there who have commanded the pulpit and have cried out Sunday afternoons, "Where is the change? What do I need to do here?" We left Sunday afternoons dejected, disappointed, discouraged, while the congregations went home full for another week. There has to be a change in the church of the US. We need to develop more than an apostolic mindset or reformation or even a strategy. We need to become Kingdom minded seeking the lost and discipling the saved. And not so they can know more than their neighbor, but so they can do it.
If you read the scripture from Luke about going to the highways and the byways, then you know the nature of this blog and my heart. I can not look at what is going on and not be heartbroken. There have been times where I have just wanted to pack up and move somewhere else just to see people who embrace the gospel and change and do not feel the need for weekly feedings to get a fix. I am not against Sunday mornings or any other time, but I am clearly opposed to the stockpiling of knowledge and the not sharing of it. I think the parable about the man who wanted to build more barns for his stuff is a clear representation of where the church has sat. On the other hand there are those of us who want to see it change.
I love going to a good meeting or a good conference, but am I the only one who feels that "I should be doing that," when I leave.
Over the coming days I hope we will embrace the idea that we are called to go to the streets.
Jump in here any time.
We love you!
I hope you will hang in there to the end.
Katrina(The most recent hurricane in the US) has been a wakeup call. Many will die as the result of it. On the other hand the church needs to be mobilized and doing what it is called to do. I am sure there are a "lot of me's" out there who have commanded the pulpit and have cried out Sunday afternoons, "Where is the change? What do I need to do here?" We left Sunday afternoons dejected, disappointed, discouraged, while the congregations went home full for another week. There has to be a change in the church of the US. We need to develop more than an apostolic mindset or reformation or even a strategy. We need to become Kingdom minded seeking the lost and discipling the saved. And not so they can know more than their neighbor, but so they can do it.
If you read the scripture from Luke about going to the highways and the byways, then you know the nature of this blog and my heart. I can not look at what is going on and not be heartbroken. There have been times where I have just wanted to pack up and move somewhere else just to see people who embrace the gospel and change and do not feel the need for weekly feedings to get a fix. I am not against Sunday mornings or any other time, but I am clearly opposed to the stockpiling of knowledge and the not sharing of it. I think the parable about the man who wanted to build more barns for his stuff is a clear representation of where the church has sat. On the other hand there are those of us who want to see it change.
I love going to a good meeting or a good conference, but am I the only one who feels that "I should be doing that," when I leave.
Over the coming days I hope we will embrace the idea that we are called to go to the streets.
Jump in here any time.
We love you!
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