tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064383051735655493.post2729864071069755229..comments2023-09-16T05:53:38.818-05:00Comments on Moop and Saba: Book Review {Why do we do this thing called church anyway??}Becke'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12514067679811142249noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064383051735655493.post-83339433428304676842011-08-23T20:55:13.615-05:002011-08-23T20:55:13.615-05:00Stopped over here from LPM Blog.
Loved this post....Stopped over here from LPM Blog. <br />Loved this post. We stopped going to church for 9 years. Showed up for sunday service and was told we would no longer be doing worship service, the pastor's wife would be handling that.........well, it was kind of like showing us to the door...so we left quietly. Anyway, after 9 years God quietly summoned us to Him and such an awesome time. So we endeavored to "find" a church. I was shocked and dispared at what had happened in "church", we settled quietly in a little church far different than anything we had ever experienced, it was for a season, 18 months. We left the church but have maintained a beautiful friendship with the people.(Mennonites) We learned a lot from these dear people. <br />But here we are today, just not willing to play church anymore. We are seriously considering planting a ministry, not a church, but establishing strong Bible Studies and Ministries to those who are tired of "church" as it is. <br />I have asked the question over and over again, "If Jesus showed up in Person on Sunday morning, what would He clean out?"Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512204320774558487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064383051735655493.post-63355842568409216502011-08-23T18:53:40.229-05:002011-08-23T18:53:40.229-05:00Hmm...being on staff at a church, I am constantly ...Hmm...being on staff at a church, I am constantly challenged by similar thoughts. First, I believe that the "church" is the body of Christ - meaning that we are here to do His work in a very hurting world. Second, I think it is very easy to get comfortable in church and expect things to be presented in a way that make us comfortable. It is easy to forget that we are here to do God's work and that means if church gets uncomfortable for us so someone who needs to know Christ is comfortable, it is okay. Unfortunately too many churches want to be comfortable; but that doesn't mean that is what church is supposed to be.Sharon Claassenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11478208378337797338noreply@blogger.com