confused about the role of Church
Anthony writes this in a thread - I thought it was worth reposting for those not following the “hyper” active threads on signposts.
“I do not believe the church is dead, or even asleep. Maybe apathetic, lazy, frightened, unsure, insecure, indignant, prideful, smarmy, prosperous, arrogant, ignorant and smug, but no, not dead or asleep.
One of the problems ‘my’ (I use the term very loosely) congregation faces is a lose of self-esteem in God, a loss of identity “Who are we in this changing culture?”, a loss of purpose to convey the gospel message. We struggle to connect with others because we have lost sight of the reason why we need to connect with others. Once, it was to ‘get people to come to church’. Now, that doesn’t fit anymore and people are confused about their role. It is more difficult when they know they are confused or uncertain of their role and are struggling to find a direction.
Is the church dead? No, just waking up from its slumber. “