I realize, i'm a little bit of a peanut gallery in this instance, but sill, i will get out my soap box and stand up for just a quick minute.
To me, a dangerous church, is something more than just getting people to volunteer inside the church. It's part of it, for sure, but certainly not the main point.
But to be connected.. to the world, the larger Body, even if it's not for a Jesus driven agency.
Be nice to your neighbors, like your literal neighbors, volunteer at your kids' school, volunteer at a homeless shelter, go on a missions trip. do...something. anything...just do it with love. like for real.
We're called to love people, and that's is exactly what we should be doing, when it hard and awkward and easy and fun....The fact that we are kind and we help where we can when we can is for sure a first step.
As lame as it sounds...or as cliche...at least...as it is, we might be the only gospel people ever see...so why only use that to be in small groups or volunteer in children's ministry.
Go somewhere and help someone that doesn't love Jesus or someone who does because it's the right thing to do.
A dangerous church is fighting slavery, and hunger, and violence instead of worry about numbers. A dangerous church is pushing their people out of comfortable. They are pushing their people beyond just donating money to a cause. They should be pushing people toward experiencing diversity, and cultures and being more accepting of humans in general.
I just don't think it's that complicated to love like Jesus did. Uncomfortable, sure, but not super hard and we tend to complicate and suburbanize what the gospel looks like and i hate that.
I realize i have a servant heart. I know, that my ideas on how churches work is jaded, but i just think that the bible in it of itself is compelling and beautiful and doesn't need to be simplified by awkward humor or strage songs for the radio that doesn't necessarily even relate to the message.
just help people and don't be an asshole.
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