What role for churches in 21st century
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 5:45 pm
It’s been stimulating having discussion after Paul K asked about the peculiar, or otherwise, nature of B/MCF doctrine. In the last two weeks I’ve been to several different churches. Two in particular were very welcoming, friendly, caring. They both also ran programs to assist the local marginal communities. One provides a support system, meeting place, and so forth. The other actually provides food as well. 365 days a year!
They seemed to be a completely different ball game compared to the self satisfaction and faux grandeur of swamp people. No fancy double-think, no power games, no victimising and so forth. So, are these churches relevant to what Christianity should be in this day and age? What role does a church have, does it help the vulnerable and the dispossessed or is this just a convenient thing to do to have the appearance of being good citizens?
Bagel
They seemed to be a completely different ball game compared to the self satisfaction and faux grandeur of swamp people. No fancy double-think, no power games, no victimising and so forth. So, are these churches relevant to what Christianity should be in this day and age? What role does a church have, does it help the vulnerable and the dispossessed or is this just a convenient thing to do to have the appearance of being good citizens?
Bagel