The Way To Kill The Church
February 17th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
As I was driving home just a little while ago I was listening to a news story on the radio on a recent survey that showed that many American church denominations had seen declining numbers of people attending. Earlier this week author Donald Miller had a blog post with some thoughts on why people leave the church. He believes that the petty bickering between Christians drives people away from the church.
I think people just left the dinner party saying to themselves that they’d just rather find community at the pub. If the church dies in America, it wont be because of liberal theology, it will be because people don’t sense Christians actually understand or respect Jesus’ prayer in John 17.
I know that in my own walk, nothing makes me want to walk away from the church more that the overly politicized bilge that comes from many evangelical Christian “leaders” nowadays. You get the impression that they are more worried about political power than actually living out the faith of Christ. I love Jesus, but sometimes the people who purport to speak in his name are whacked.
