Could providing bigger
and better programs and ministry services be backfiring on us? Erwin McManus,
pastor of Mosaic church in Los Angeles, writes: “‘We’re looking for a church
that meets our needs.’ It seems like I’ve heard this one a thousand times.
The
phenomenon of church shoppers has profoundly shaped the contemporary church.
The entire conversation is not about relevance but convenience. The focus is
not in serving the world; the church itself became the focal point.
Our motto
degenerated from ‘We are the church, here to serve the lost and broken world’
to ‘What does this church have to offer me?’
For I believe this is the root of
the problem the modern church has created. As the leadership subtly focuses on
the programs and not the mission, we become known in the community for our
programs, our preaching, or our music rather than for the qualities the
Thessalonian church was commended for.
The emerging church must address this
and shift from being consumer oriented to mission oriented. If people really see
themselves as the church on a mission, everything changes. Everything!"
(Pictured
above: Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee playing upside down on a
rotating drum kit http://www.imaging-resource.com/news)
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