Thursday, June 28, 2012

What Has Church Become?

Wow! So much has been revealed about ministries and ministry heads all over the country. It really makes you think about your position in the kingdom. 

We often put our focus on leadership than on Christ. We get excited about what the facility looks like, the special effects and the hype but lose focus on the whole concept of what ministry really is.

Unfortunately I've been seeing a lot of fingers being pointed to others and there has been no responsibility or accountability on self. It has become a democracy of judgement.


We say that we are called by God, yet our actions are based on self gratification by illuminating others down falls and weaknesses just to make ourselves look better.


I remember when it used to be a time when churches were more committed to helping the community than growing their numbers and building large facilities that house self righteous people.


We have become more about our services agenda than...hmmmm.... actually letting the Spirit be apart of our worship. We rush through it as if it were a 9 to 5 job. We're not really focused on if people leave the same way they came or not, because at the end of the day all we really care about is the numbers in the congregation and the money we collect.


Am I judging you....absolutely not! But the writing is on the wall and it is as plain as day. We have got to get back to the basics on what God wants. Put the focus back on Jesus and stop playing church. Just because you like to talk doesn't mean you're called to preach or pastor. Maybe your call is to be a motivational speaker. 


But who knows the heart of man better than God? Doing the same mundane service week after week is not doing it for anyone. We have taken Him completely out of the picture, so that we can run our multi-million dollar corporation (definitely and absolutely not saying mega churches are bad). We forbid God to flow and people to be set free because we're on a time limit. Oh no, we won't allow that to happen.


If you are truly called to pastor and have lost sight of what GOD's original plan for you and your ministry was in the beginning, it's not to late to put the focus back where it belongs....ON HIM and the people that need Him. Get your life and church in order.


Remember it's not about growing your congregation or building, but reaching those that are lost and in need of help. Get over yourself because it's not about you, it's about them...the people.