[CS-FSLUG] Congregations struggle in aging, decaying churches

[davidm at hisfeet.net]

What a far cry todays "churches" are from the biblical pattern. Not once
in the entire New Testament do we see the people of God building, or
owning any real estate. There never was a case in the New Testament of
more than one church in any town. And there never was a case of
professional clergy of any type.
Instead, "the Lord added to the church such as should be saved". Jesus was
the only head of the church, and the church was His body on earth with
every member involved.
What a simple concept! And they "turned the world upside down." Their one
mission was the great commision, and they did it in their generation (see
Colossions chapter one. Probably no generation since has done that .
certainly not ours. It is Jesus' command.  Wouldn't it make sense for us
to do first what He commanded? (since we call Him Lord!). AT least reach
the world with the gospel, before we invest in "houses of worship".
Dave.


> Thanks for this link, Fred.  Now that I have my Facility Management
> Professional and LEED Accredited Professional certifications, the story
> about maintaining churches really hits home.
>
> On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 11:26 PM, Fred A. Miller
> <fmiller at lightlink.com>wrote:
>
>>  Congregations struggle in aging, decaying
>> churches<http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=1091692>
>> About halfway through Sunday service at Friendship Missionary Baptist
>> Church, as worshipers passed around the collection plate, a chorus of
>> screams pierced the air.
>>
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