I’m trying to figure out this culture and “get out of the box.” The church is no longer seen as relevant, and we are doing the same thing that we’ve been doing for decades… yet, the culture hasn’t been the same for decades. Lately I’ve been questioning if the “weekly worship service” is something that is a doctrinal truth or just a tradition that the church has had for years.
Check out what this church did for a week… some churches would throw a fit if the pastor wanted to do this… but I strongly believe this is the first step in the right direction.
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I like the idea of Cancel Church and I understand the motive, but I’m not sure canceling corporate worship is the answer. The problem isn’t Sunday morning (or whenever) services - the problem is what happens (or doesn’t happen) in the lives of Christians the other 6 days. But sometimes you have to do something radical to shake things up. I applaud the church for having the guts.
There are always different approaches to how Christians relate to culture. Lately I’ve been really intrigued by how the Orthodox church sees it–they haven’t changed not only for decades, but literally for well over 1,000 years. Their services reflect the earliest forms of Christian corporate worship, and more and more people are attracted to it. People want authentic faith, and whatever form that takes is secondary, I think, to faithfully living out obedience to Jesus.
Interesting blog my brother just started - quantumdiscipleship.wordpress.com.
Comment by Kent Sanders — October 13, 2007 @ 5:18 pm
^What he said…
Actually, I do find their idea intriguing. I do believe the Body needs a good shaking every now and then, if only to assess the impact that:
-God is having through them (in order to affect others)
-God is having in them (in order to affect one another)
But yes, my bro., I might pop in here time to time. God bless.
Comment by Luke Coleman — October 18, 2007 @ 6:24 am