by Tim | May 10, 2010 | The Church World |
This video shows exactly why I have always disdained what churches are trying to become nowadays, and why I feel like Sunday mornings are often largely unimportant to a genuine life of faith. Much of my blog has been devoted to issues that this video so clearly and scarily satirizes. For those who are interested, those posts are: September 11, 2009: How To Do Church September 29, 2009: I Find It Hard To Worship When… October 3, 2009: Churches Who Duel October 24, 2009: What Doesn’t Impress Me About Your Thriving Church October 27, 2009: New Worship Song Tops All Charts! January 24, 2009: Truer Worship March 19, 2010 How Much Have You Been Forgiven? April 11, 2010: Does The Gospel Really Have Any Power? BTW, this video was produced by one of the more famous modern/contemporary/relevant churches out there, North Point (Atlanta, GA)–perhaps to poke fun at itself, and other churches who try to model themselves off of churches like North Point, because they think this type of worship service is the silver bullet for growing an awesome church. This ludicrous notion is something that I have tried, most of the time unsuccessfully, to convince others (especially those in church leadership) that this kind of stuff is largely over-rated, and we shouldn’t be spending our time, money, and energy trying to mimic, reproduce, or even produce it. Perhaps this idea will gain more traction as time goes on. It’s the MESSAGE OF THE GOSPEL that makes the church meaningful and worthwhile!!! Enjoy this HI-LAR-I-OUS video! Wasn’t that great and so telling? Come on, Church, give it up, and...
