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By: Matthew Johnston

Matthew Johnston — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:53:04 +0000

Isn’t this just so typical of the west?

In Australia, the mindset is simliar.

The ‘churches’ that are seeker senistive are just a circus run by a clown. Sad, harsh but true!

By: jude newman

jude newman — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:25:02 +0000

Manfred
Exactly what I thought. Since when has the churches mandate been to compete with the world. Our mandate is to proclaim the good news of the Gospel to the world. Anything else and the church has become irrelevant

By: Manfred

Manfred — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:34:34 +0000

“How does a church compete in this rather crowded marketplace?” The key issue. The answer – “The church DOESN’T compete with the world.” We offer the world something it cannot deliver – the Gospel of the living Lord Jesus Christ. Those churches who think it right to compete with the world, focus on the world, and end up looking like the world – with NOTHING to offer hell-bound sinners.

If the church is to have any value, it must resist the siren call of the flesh and the world and stay focused on Christ, proclaiming Him to all; trusting God to call those that He has chosen.

What used to be called “Fellowship of the Woodlands” is now called “Woodlands Church”; still led by Kerry Shook, still very much a worldly place that I refer to as “Cirque du Shook”.

By: Desert Pastor's wife

Desert Pastor's wife — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:02:53 +0000

Yes, then it’s no longer a church but a place of entertainment! A lot of these places are becoming more and more like nightclubs instead of having holy reverence towards God!