Friday, 20 July 2012

  • Scribbles in a Notebook

    By Dean Lusk

    This morning I found a notebook of mine with a few scribbles in it. I believe they were notes from a youth workers' meeting several years ago when I was on staff at Wall Highway.
     
    Some quotes are apparently from the speaker and some were my personal notes. I'm not going to note which is which, though. This is short and the content is a bit random, but I thought some of you may find some of the points and questions interesting.

    If you have any answers or opinions on any of this, feel free to leave a comment or two.

    With that, here are the notes:
    • People are looking for authenticity (serving the community). So? Is it Biblical? Should/do we adjust based on people or based on the Word?
    • People enter "church" differently now -- less longevity; continually searching. Has the Church changed or has the community begun to finally see inauthenticity?
    • People look for an experience. Does the Church adapt to what people want? That is, does it alter our message? Are we doing so much that no time is left for mentoring/serving?
     

Related Posts

Comments (2)

  • ashleyannaka@xanga
    <li>People are looking for authenticity (serving the community). So? Is it Biblical? Should/do we adjust based on people or based on the Word?I'm not entirely sure what you're asking. Is it Biblical to be authentic? I think so. Being inauthentic is a form of lying; is it not?<li>People enter "church" differently now -- less longevity; continually searching. Has the Church changed or has the community begun to finally see inauthenticity?Interesting. I don't know. I think people are continually searching, but I do not know if its because the church has changed or our eyes have been opened. I haven't been in the church long enough to say, I suppose. If I had to bet on it, I'd say it's probably some of both. <li>People look for an experience. Does the Church adapt to what people want? That is, does it alter our message? Are we doing so much that no time is left for mentoring/serving?Yes, absolutely. I think some, but not all, churches alter their message to create an "experience". I also think many of us are doing too much, myself included. It's always "go-go-go" in this culture; we're always "on" - we're always connected. We're always ready for the next project. We're not ready to invest the time needed for mentoring or serving... (Unfortunately). Of course, this isn't true of every church nor every believer, but I do see it in many. 
  • ashleyannaka@xanga

    Oops. Formatting is off. Sorry about that...

  • Sign in to Comment

  • Give eProps (?)

About the Author

  • deanlusk
    • From: deanlusk
    • Location: Huntsville, Alabama, United States
    • About Me: Former worship pastor, now meeting and living in an "organic church" setting after a two-year journey through the Word, comparing it to the system I'd been a part of my whole life. I'm a musician and a very disorganized deep-thinker.
    Stats: This Week All Time
    Posts: 0 114
    Views: 0 68889
    Comments: 0 782
    View all posts by deanlusk

Tags

Who recommended?

Who gave the eProps?

2 eProps from: