What's really good??? (SPECIAL COMMENTARY)
THIS QUESTION WAS ASKED IN TODAY'S COMMENTS BY AN ANONYMOUS WRITER. I FELT COMPELLED TO ADDRESS THIS TODAY BECAUSE OF THE URGENCY IN MY SPIRIT!
(How can we as a generation teach the up and coming generation when we ourselves have not really gotten down to the CORE issues? I mean WHY is it that we are so easily mislead as it pertains to sex? Is it more than just not knowing who we are? What is really at the bottom of this?)
Thank you for this question. Let me begin by saying this…look at this present generation…and compare it to the generation of the 80’s. Think about it for a moment…
Now, think about the peer pressure of the 80’s and compare it to the peer pressure NOW!
Okay, now look at the church of the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s…I don’t know what you see, but I see a photocopy of the same exact thing today! What’s changed about the church, at large? NOTHING! We are still using the warfare of yesterday to combat against the enemy who has upgraded and is more technologically savvy! It’s like fighting the War in Iraq with the artillery from World War II. It doesn’t work! The church has got to upgrade or we run the risk of becoming extinct! This is why our kids don’t want to come to church…because all they do is get into the time zone and venture back to the past for 2 hours on Sunday…but we do a horrible job, at large showing people how the church is relevant for TODAY!
Nuff said? Nah…not even close!
Now let me go on…We are in an age where the shows that are the heavy hitters are now the reality TV programs…why? Because people want something they can relate to on an everyday basis…so if I can tune in to see “Jake” compete in a contest and watch his every day comings and goings…we have young people that’d rather stay home and watch Jake, cuz at least they can relate to the shortcomings…the home life issues, and the other different happenings of his world while he’s on television for an hour! It’s easy to relate to in today’s world, where as in the 80’s the entire world was somewhere between Dallas, Dynasty, and the Cosby Show! Times change, people change…but the church has remained traditional…just like the dinosaurs…and you know what happened to the dinosaurs don’t you? If not, you better ask somebody!
(How can we as a generation teach the up and coming generation when we ourselves have not really gotten down to the CORE issues? I mean WHY is it that we are so easily mislead as it pertains to sex? Is it more than just not knowing who we are? What is really at the bottom of this?)
Thank you for this question. Let me begin by saying this…look at this present generation…and compare it to the generation of the 80’s. Think about it for a moment…
Now, think about the peer pressure of the 80’s and compare it to the peer pressure NOW!
Okay, now look at the church of the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s…I don’t know what you see, but I see a photocopy of the same exact thing today! What’s changed about the church, at large? NOTHING! We are still using the warfare of yesterday to combat against the enemy who has upgraded and is more technologically savvy! It’s like fighting the War in Iraq with the artillery from World War II. It doesn’t work! The church has got to upgrade or we run the risk of becoming extinct! This is why our kids don’t want to come to church…because all they do is get into the time zone and venture back to the past for 2 hours on Sunday…but we do a horrible job, at large showing people how the church is relevant for TODAY!
Nuff said? Nah…not even close!
Now let me go on…We are in an age where the shows that are the heavy hitters are now the reality TV programs…why? Because people want something they can relate to on an everyday basis…so if I can tune in to see “Jake” compete in a contest and watch his every day comings and goings…we have young people that’d rather stay home and watch Jake, cuz at least they can relate to the shortcomings…the home life issues, and the other different happenings of his world while he’s on television for an hour! It’s easy to relate to in today’s world, where as in the 80’s the entire world was somewhere between Dallas, Dynasty, and the Cosby Show! Times change, people change…but the church has remained traditional…just like the dinosaurs…and you know what happened to the dinosaurs don’t you? If not, you better ask somebody!
posted by Pastor Rich at 2:45 PM
1 Comments:
This is the dilemma that faces the church. Whether to upgrade and change according to the signs of the times, so we are looked at as relevant, or to stay the same and be the executive club meeting (for members ONLY) that we have become. It's evident Pastor Rich that we are losing the battle because we are more concerned with who we will lose if we change! But rather, the church needs to be more concerned about who will miss out if we don't change! There are more people in the world than there are in church, so it's obvious that the church isn't doing something write!
Brent S.
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