Rather than cooperate with the way people naturally gather, too many leaders resist it. I agree there are times we need to fight that. A church with no cultural diversity in a culturally diverse city functions more like a club than a church. And a congregation with only the rich and no people on social assistance worries me. And some churches attract only insiders or an age demographic that makes the future impossible. When I began in ministry, we had mostly handfuls of people over 65 attending the churches in which I served. The future wasn’t bright, nor was the church effective in its mission. In those cases (and some others), you need to change your culture to reach the broader culture. But still, are you going to reach everybody? -- Carey Nieuwhof
Posted on: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:54:15 +0000
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