Friday, November 7, 2008

Jim and Casper go to church

Last night at Bible study we started working with Jim and Casper. Jim is a Christian who purchased the right to take Casper, an atheist, to church. They visited 10 churches and began to have conversations about what they experienced. Jim felt that Christians could learn a great deal from what an Atheist thought about our churches. Casper and Jim noticed several things in their visits. 1. Churches did not reflect how the Church was depicted in the Bible. 2. Churches had little sense of community. 3. Other than the greeters they were not talked to by anyone except in two churches. 4. The churches seemed to be overly interested in spectacle. 5. The churches were solely interested in growing large.

Take time to reflect on these comments and feel free to offer some of your own.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I have a friend who does not enjoy church (and does not go often because of) for these same reasons. She feels that most are not wellcoming and that alot of the time people she sees out and about are totally different people when in a church. Although we as christians are not perfect, we do need to be mindful that others are watching us and hoping to see a glimpse of God!