It's not about us "Having a Revival" that means we are already dead - CPR? - "Church Put to Rest!" God knows HIS Church is alive and well!! And God desires to BE there in our midst to get us to where we need to be! We don't need a "Retreat" that means we have turned our backs and ran away. Nor should we say we need to have a "Crusade" my my... when is the church going to learn that those typographic words so alienate and demoralizes us as Christians and distance us from the very culture we are trying to reach? Obviously WE are way behind the times. people say: "I don't like organized religion" We all know that's a 'cop-out' mentality. If churches were on top of their game, consistent and certain of what they are to BE about - then there would be no need for such comments. People would flock to our doors! Or maybe God is wanting on us to first "turn church inside out" and honestly admit we have failed our congregations and communities. Bill Hybels has said: “The local church is the hope of the world, and its future rests primarily in the hands of its leaders.” So, we best get a clue and get after it.
We all know, rather it is people or programs,... there is dead wood in the water that is holding the church back. THIS is the greatest injustice a ministry can experience. Somewhere along the line... we have to call the tough shots... and cut to the quick, count our losses, regain our direction and force forward, it's not a matter of being indignant towards others or being manipulative or playing hardball... Churches fail in moving forward because we become enablers of dysfunction by bad Leadership decisions and problematic Church Programming. We can not continue to pacify crying congregations by plugging ministry holes while the ship is still taking on water. Something has to give. I'd rather grab a few 'working' planks and start surfing the high seas... rather than going down with worrisome folks in a sinking ship.
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