REASON #3: THE CHURCH IS TOO POLITICAL (3 OF 6)
Scripture: Psalm 146:3-5
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Reason #3: The Church Is Too Political (3 of 6)
Series: Done With Church
Dave Gustavsen
Psalm 146:3-5
Good morning, Chapel family. We are living at a time in history when more and more people are deciding they're done with church. The percentage of young Americans who are completely unreligious today is four times as high as it was when I was in high school and college, back in the 1980s. That's the fastest decline in religious affiliation ever recorded in our country. And that bothers me deeply-because I love Jesus and I love the church, and I love the people who have given up on church. And I know many of you feel the same way. So, rather than sticking our heads in the sand, we're looking squarely at what's happening, and we're asking, ''Why?''
So in this series, we're looking at six of the big reasons that many people are walking away from church. For each of those areas, we're trying to honestly listen to the critiques that people have of the church. That doesn't necessarily mean we agree with every critique! But when you respect people, you listen to them. You try to put yourself in their shoes and truly understand what they're thinking. And here's the goal: if some of those critiques are legitimately pointing out ways that our church is not representing Jesus well, then we need to humbly receive those critiques and change. Right? Because ultimately, our goal is to be like Jesus.
Speaking of humbly listening to critiques: I want to say something about last week's message, which was about racial reconciliation. One of my mentors recently said to me, ''If you're serious about doing multi-ethnic ministry, get ready to make a lot of mistakes, and apologize a lot.'' So here goes: last week, I said that the Chapel has a unique opportunity because of our Wayne Campus, which is our Spanish-speaking campus. Because even though it's part of The Chapel, it usually feels like a separate church. So I said we're going to be focusing on building unity with tha ...
Series: Done With Church
Dave Gustavsen
Psalm 146:3-5
Good morning, Chapel family. We are living at a time in history when more and more people are deciding they're done with church. The percentage of young Americans who are completely unreligious today is four times as high as it was when I was in high school and college, back in the 1980s. That's the fastest decline in religious affiliation ever recorded in our country. And that bothers me deeply-because I love Jesus and I love the church, and I love the people who have given up on church. And I know many of you feel the same way. So, rather than sticking our heads in the sand, we're looking squarely at what's happening, and we're asking, ''Why?''
So in this series, we're looking at six of the big reasons that many people are walking away from church. For each of those areas, we're trying to honestly listen to the critiques that people have of the church. That doesn't necessarily mean we agree with every critique! But when you respect people, you listen to them. You try to put yourself in their shoes and truly understand what they're thinking. And here's the goal: if some of those critiques are legitimately pointing out ways that our church is not representing Jesus well, then we need to humbly receive those critiques and change. Right? Because ultimately, our goal is to be like Jesus.
Speaking of humbly listening to critiques: I want to say something about last week's message, which was about racial reconciliation. One of my mentors recently said to me, ''If you're serious about doing multi-ethnic ministry, get ready to make a lot of mistakes, and apologize a lot.'' So here goes: last week, I said that the Chapel has a unique opportunity because of our Wayne Campus, which is our Spanish-speaking campus. Because even though it's part of The Chapel, it usually feels like a separate church. So I said we're going to be focusing on building unity with tha ...
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