Most think they need
big churches with numerous options and lots of things to divert their energy and attention from the troubles of life.
Because of their size,
big churches need a clear mission statement that every pastor, leader and member agrees upon.
But these two churches seem to be doing things with their buildings and budgets that appears to be different from what many other
big churches do.
Why is it that people will give millions of dollars
for bigger church buildings and louder sound systems, and not take up the causes of social justice and world missions?
Yet we have adopted the corporate model because we
think big churches can do everything better.
Either that or you need to get out to some other
bigger church services and sit in on them for a couple of weeks.
Here is the main concern I have with big ministry projects done
by big churches.
Small churches perform these vital functions as well
as big churches do and frequently much better.
I believe that having your kids in
big church regularly teaches them that its okay to disconnect and that church can be boring.
If it's my taste to go to
bigger churches with a modern worship style and scholarly teaching, I'm gonna stick with that.
I
think big churches a lot of times, maybe not always, have a pastor that's charismatic or a great speaker or something.
It seems the man who wrote this article has simply not exposed himself to the experience of being spiritually minded over accepting a supposed truth formed
by big churches.
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What you are suggesting, if I am hearing you correctly, is that if we are to create a new form for «church», it will only be worth doing if it means it brings people to faith in Christ (ie, it eventually quits stealing sheep
from big churches and actually connects outsiders to Jesus).
Hopefully the ideas of this video go viral in the hearts and minds of people and the doors close
on big churches forever...
I soon heard a laundry list of complaints: there was no choir, the council was exhausted, no one could remember the last «successful» stewardship program, all our neighbors were Catholic,
bigger churches next door had better programs, and both the church building and the congregation were aging.
It's sad, and almost embarrassing to identify as a Christian at times because of the simplicity of the
issues big churches choose to «champion.»
Justin Brierley travelled the length and breadth of the USA to go behind the scenes of some of the country's biggest churches More
On the other hand, microphones can intensify the illusion of intimate conversation among large numbers to the point where
even big churches start to seem too small.
I still get the hives when I
see big churches with big splashy programs, any mention of a building project.
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Although I am practically an anarchist (apathetic and non-revolutionary) I've been to
big churches with small power structures and they can be glorious.