Newsletter article March 2012
The church in America is slowly becoming less and less relevant to people. Less then one in five Americans worship at a church on any given Sunday. Every year, 4,000 churches call it quits, close their doors, and list their property for sale.
Yet if you follow Jesus, you know that the local church is the hope of the world. You have experienced the life-changing relevancy of God’s word and his community. Could it be that the American Church is using irrelevant ways to communicate Christ with our culture?
“If you want to reach people that nobody’s reaching, you have to do things that nobody’s doing.” This quote is from Craig Groeschel a pastor in Oklahoma City and has shaped my thinking for several years. There are many people who do not attend church here in Wray. But we want to change that because we believe that everyone spends eternity somewhere. So in an attempt to reach people that nobody’s reaching we are going to have our Easter Sunday service at Kitzmiller Auditorium. Be sure to invite someone who doesn’t attend church and join us in leading people into a growing relationship with Jesus.
Yet if you follow Jesus, you know that the local church is the hope of the world. You have experienced the life-changing relevancy of God’s word and his community. Could it be that the American Church is using irrelevant ways to communicate Christ with our culture?
“If you want to reach people that nobody’s reaching, you have to do things that nobody’s doing.” This quote is from Craig Groeschel a pastor in Oklahoma City and has shaped my thinking for several years. There are many people who do not attend church here in Wray. But we want to change that because we believe that everyone spends eternity somewhere. So in an attempt to reach people that nobody’s reaching we are going to have our Easter Sunday service at Kitzmiller Auditorium. Be sure to invite someone who doesn’t attend church and join us in leading people into a growing relationship with Jesus.
