"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Oh Come, Come, Come, ........What's Up With That?

I really, really, despise that song.

First for the very unbiblical usage of the word "Church". Church is not a building its the people of God in the NT. The church never had Church Buildings" for the first 300 years.
Secondly, it bothers me because Church is about "coming", coming to a brown building, for an event, more than it is about "being" in relationship with others while on a journey or mission of the kingdom.

The hymn reflects the "Attractional Model" we have been using for some time now. Come to us! Come to Where We are! When its suppose to be come to Jesus, and discover what we have discovered in Him.


"The danger we speak of regarding the paradigms of the contemporary church isn’t that we’ve lost our heart for the world or that we do bad church. The problem is that our present evangelical “Come to us” paradigm of church has not been an appropriate missiological response to the paradigms that exist in our world."
(Tangible Kingdom. Hugh Halter, pg 62. 2008, Jossey-Bass)

"The Gospel says, "Go," but our church buildings say, "Stay."

The Gospel says "Seek the lost," but our churches say, "Let the lost seek the church." (Howard Snyder "The Problem of Wineskins")
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