Thursday's Thirteen Questions For Church Leadership

Thirteen Questions I Have For Leaders In My Church. 1…. Why do you believe that the theories of creationism and evolution are mutually exclusive? 2.... Why can't gays and lesbians hold positions of leadership (either paid or volunteer) within our church? 3.... Who is Christ to you? How do you experience the Risen Lord? Do believe that you live an incarnational life? If so, what does that incarnational life look like as you go about your day? 4.... How do you think Jesus would feel about our church charging individuals to take "New Believer" classes? 5... Why aren't there any formal discipleship or spiritual formation groups that meet regularly in order that we might share, discuss and encourage one another as we grow in Christ? 6... Do you ever feel as though our church is more like a religious drive thru peddling Jesus burgers than it is a house of worship? 7... Have we, and by "we" I mean the church, forgotten the costly grace of the cross in favor of a safe, sweet, feel good religion? 8... Why are questions like these so bothersome to you? 9... Shouldn't it bother you more that our congregation is predominantly upper middle/upper upper class white people in a neighborhood inhabited by colorful poor folk? 10... Why can't dogs go to heaven when they die? 11... Must all worship songs be sung as if they are dirges? 12... How come our youth never lead our worship or participate in our preaching? 13... Why can't you just love me without expectations of conformity? God does, why can't you?

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