SOMETIMES CHURCHES MUST BE RETOOLED TO BE SALT AND LIGHT

If the church needs to be changed, reformed, retooled, transformed, then let’s do that before casting her off, abandoning her.

Over the years, most churches and most denominations of churches have shifted from parochial, provincial gatherings and congregations to embrace kingdom visions and agenda. If your own experience is still with a local church locked into itself and unable to look outside to the culture and society that desperately needs the influence of righteous morality communicated diplomatically and effectively, then you are justified in your concern. Then the cultural change is being left to parachurch leaders who do possess entrepreneurial gifting along with kingdom vision. If you are in a position to enlarge your own church’s vision to engage in this, then do what you can. Salt and Light does have to touch unsavoury stuff and dark elements.

GOD MAY BE FINE BUT THE CHURCH IS NOT

Thirty years ago, no one questioned the value of the local church, of church membership and involvement in church programs. Many do today. I am writing with the Caucasian North American church in mind. The demographics and stats may differ in other countries and continents. The demographic that most of our churches are missing are teens, college students, young working adults, and young marrieds. They are the Millenials and for them, God may be fine but church is not.