Posted by
Big Daddy J on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 4:00:00 PM
It has been stated by many different sources that ”
85% of churches in America have plateaued or are in decline.” The great
commission has become the great omission. Why? There are several
reasons that come to mind. The most pressing one seems to be the
Country Club Church model. This model comes from the idea that meeting
together (on Sunday) and eating together is the end. The second one is
the doctrine of separation (The world is sinful and we must separate
from unbelievers) that has taken a great toll on the church. In fact it
has given satan a great opportunity to keep the eyes of the world
blinded.
Satan, the god of this evil world, has blinded the minds of
those who don’t believe, so they are unable to see the glorious light
of the Good News that is shining upon them. They don’t understand the
message we preach about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness
of God. Cor. 4:4 (NLT)
How can we turn these churches around? By refocusing our mission, Is meeting together important, Yes!
And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do,
but encourage and warn each other, especially now that the day of his
coming back again is drawing near. Heb. 10:25 (NLT)
Is eating together important Yes!
And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and
fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Acts 2:42 (NKJV)
But let us not leave out the most important part, the great commission,
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo,
I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. Matt. 28:19-20
(NKJV)
The turn around will come when the church decides to refocus on
going to all nations( people groups) and make disciples of them. This
means infiltrating the world by building relationships with
unbeliever’s with the purpose of sharing the good news to them so they
can experience life change and the church can resurge in this
generation.