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" They like Jesus, but Not the Church ." I've heard Dan Kimball mention this concept a few times. (In fact he is writing a book by that title for Zondervan) I'm just wondering though How hard it is to separate the two? Isn't the church suppose to point people to well ... Jesus. Isn't the church suppose to be the Bride of Christ? And that Jesus loved and died for the church. I wonder why there is this cynical, bitter, idea of the church? Perhaps it is because the church has been abused, misused, and perception of her promoting people's agendas, rather than God's? Think Donald Miller's Confession Booth Maybe that is why I'm leary of promoting the church and youth ministries as flagships or that we have all the answers even to questions such as: "Would you like to know God personally?" (AS if we know everything there is to know about God) A balancing of the Faith, facts, and feelings. Faith is a journey. Not just giving pat answers
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If I only Had a Brain. I've been saying this for years. Sometimes Questions are more important than answers. Arriving at a conclusion is more important than the conclusion itself. Seems too many are in a hurry to give the answers or be the Answer themselves. I've tried to do this, and recently concluded its about the process, the journey and not the conclusion that matters. Sure - there is Hope, but a part of our faith is stumbling toward that hope. I see too many publishers selling books of Wannabes or The next Purpose Whatever without really asking the tough questions. Questions like: God are you there? God you know what ticks me off? What in the world were you thinking, God? Too many play the Stage. Play the Big Game. Want to be the next Mega Pastor. The next Rick Warren, the next Doug Fields (in Youth Ministry), the next Rob Bell, or even the next having his own show - cough, cough (Ron Luce). And I haven't even spoken of Hybels, Tulsa(180) or that. Now before someone g