Wednesday, December 08, 2004

What the hell does that mean?

Digger has raised an interesting topic of the church aiming to be relevant.

I strongly believe that the church is incredibly relevant, when it seeks to proclaim the Gospel. When we are aiming for market share and target audiences I believe we miss the point. Very few people give a damn about the songs we sing or the 3 steps to a more powerful prayer life, or the 12 step program to rid yourself of a plague of rabid pubic hair by using Johns gospel 3 times daily! We have tried to be relevant and sold our souls, the very essesance of who we are to do it.

If we seek to love all creation, with integrity, keep and open table and seek God, we will always be relevant, maybe not 'sucessful' but relevant.