It makes so much sense that the face of ‘church’ is changing. From the original church (orthodox/catholic), to the reformation and Wesley and Martin Luther, through the Pentecostal movement to the non-denominational branching, I believe the face is morphing again. Within the last 100 years media has indeed advanced, travel has changed, technology had radically revolutionized how communication is shared. In this relationships change, the things that reached the people’s heart strings before are no longer reaching them.
People have become lost, isolated, and lonely. How do we reach them?
Churches have become mega-churches, yet people are lost, isolated, and lonely? How do we reach them?
Let us reach people from the grass roots. From the outside in.
As the face of church has changed, so has the personality of the leadership. Many have received praise beyond recognition, and they have lost the sincere passion of delivering the gospel, beyond recognition. Being a minister has become a job to many leaders. They are desensitized to the needs of the people.
The words of Christ resonate in my mind, “I did not come for the well, but for the sick”. It is the needy that Christ came for. Those broken, down-trodden….And why is that population not being reached? Lack of unity?
Imagine how many people can truly be reached when we band together in the name of Jesus with all our brothers and sisters in Christ. Yet, leadership does not take the lead in unifying forces.
Let us reach people from the grass roots. From the bottom to the top.
Two things are running through my mind.
1) Bring unity in the community.
2) Make disciples, not church-goers.
I sit before the Lord asking Him why do these things pound my heart at night? I lay awake asking God, “How can I help you with this Lord?”
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