August 19th, 2010
What to do When You See the Underbelly of the Church
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Those are probably much better options than “RUN!!!” as many would choose to do.
I have never lost sight of the Beauty of the “Church”. I have, however, seen the “underbelly” of some the local congregations/denominations and choose not to be afraid to challenge these undesirable things that cause many to miss the “Beauty” of the real Church. We must be willing to defend the Gospel of Jesus Christ – even if that means confrontation with some “inside” the local congregations and denominations we may find ourselves serving in. God may have placed us there for that very reason… I do not see this as being in contrast to your blog post here – but rather your blog post is a good reminder to ultimately know the difference between being “in” THE Church and remembering “Whose” we are vs. being stifled & disillusioned by religion and turning a blind eye toward the “underbelly”. I would add that it is all about focusing on MY purity which comes from my relationship with Christ – Titus 1:15 – “Unto the pure, ALL things are pure, but unto the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure”…
Thanks Brother WIll for all you do to lift up Clarity in all His Kingdom work..
IN HIM
encouraging for me to read as a church leader and very disillusioned and burned out now. Considering moving just so I can get out of church leadership.
#5 become a positive part of the solution. If you see the problems you probably have ideas about making things better. Instead of dwelling on them or talking about them write encouraging notes to leaders, share ideas, and pray.