Terminating the Role of Attender

One of the biggest challenges for evergreen: Can we ever be a church where what happens is driven by the community rather than simply by pastors and elders?

It seems to me that the answer to this question really depends on how we conceive of our community. Are we a provider of religious goods and services? Or are we a covenant community, bound together by our commitment to one another and to seeking God together?

2 outta 3 ain't bad

I'll go ahead and assume you were already busy enough before church 'got in the way.' :-)

Our lifestyles often lead us headlong into busy weeks with only one or two nights at home with loved ones and friends. Balancing a desire to connect with those in spiritual community with you, earning money in a job, getting rest, staying healthy, getting some peace and quiet, help hungry folks get a meal, and even simply being a good spouse/son/daughter/neighbor can easily feel like a daunting task.

We Will Let You Down

Have you ever been disappointed by the church? Or maybe a better question to ask is, “when is the last time you have been disappointed by the church?” We all have experiences that we could talk about when the church let us down. We come to a church community with ideals and expectations of how we think the church should look and function. Most of these ideals are good and many come straight from the example the early church gives us in the book of Acts.

Terminating the Role of Attender

2 outta 3 ain't bad

We Will Let You Down

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