The direction of our churches
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Our churches.
Babylon
I should have titled it "American Churches" instead of "our churches" but oh well.
Should've titled it "American Megachurches"...
Let's not pass the illusion that all churches are ran by the Gemstones.
But I just love the Gemstones!!
We left one church we used to go to when it seemed every weekend our boys were bugging us to let them bring friends to church because they were rewarded for it. My husband said he wasn't gonna troll the neighborhood for kids, that was ridiculous.
They are righteously funny, but also terrible people (on screen... Idk about IRL).
There are still great churches here, even in America.
Also, I might add that having Mario characters on screen at a church does not preclude it from preaching a biblically sound message. It isn't a good sign though.
You don't think Hollywood's marketing team has a large part of this?
Perhaps, sure. But maybe they just like Mario.
What's wrong with eating at church? Didn't Jesus feed 5000?
I'm not saying there's not wrong things with churches, but I wonder if we're worshipping tradition vs Jesus sometimes.
Have volunteered to set tables for my local church's dine in events for the homeless/poor a couple years ago
Your point is 100% valid
30% of people did not return to churches after the Covid shut down.
I guess they realized they didn't need that entertainment in their lives so much after all.
The Chosen is one good example of how the true church is being divested of its corrupted hierarchy and moving on its own, in some ways analogous to how blockchain has decentralized financial control.
For many years, individuals have celebrated and nurtured their faith independently from structured churches. We continue to build strong faith individually and in small groups outside the constraints of large centralized organizations.
Don't give up. Churches will follow. Good churches, and good congregations within larger churches, are growing and thriving despite the ones that have fallen.
Lots of churches are entertainment venues on Sunday morning. Big music production with smoke and lasers and song that sound like pop music with very weak to no theological content. The preaching follows the worship style. God has been kicked out of these churches.
Okay, Who sold a church to Nintendo?
Fer real? Is that how the Life Church operates?
God help us.
Very real:
https://protestia.com/2023/07/31/mario-sermon-series-megachurch-transforms-church-into-mushroom-kingdom-singing-bowser/
Also: https://disntr.com/2023/07/31/saddleback-pastor-duo-dresses-up-like-toy-story-characters-and-preaches-a-sermon/
And
https://protestia.com/2023/07/31/churches-exegeting-barbie-film-for-summer-sermon-series
Never been to Life church (do use their Bible app), but I've heard of the series... they do it every year. I mean, Jesus told parables... think it's built around that and reaching people that aren't in church to get them there.