If I Hang Out at Your Church, Will I Actually Meet People Who Are Like Jesus?

My favorite tweet of the day yesterday via Erin Dunigan:

“If I hang out at your church will I actually meet people who are like Jesus?  Or will I just hear about him? @MLabberton #GA211”

Mark Labberton nailed it.

Among the comments I’ve actually heard in the past month in Church World:

• The congregation thinks I don’t spend enough time doing my job now because I have a baby.
• We don’t want a pastor who won’t wear a robe.
• Someone told my daughter her skirt was too short for worship.
• Her sermon was not very sophisticated.
• All our pastor does is read his email all day.
• We don’t have enough money to keep the church going past October.
• Only 4 kids are registered for Vacation Bible School.
• That woman is evil.

Imagine walking into a church building and seeing people who remind you of Jesus.  What would that look like?

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