Posted by Jim Henderson in category
General Conversation on February 27, 2008
Jackie posted this review recently
Her comments reveal the growing sophistication among church consumers
More and more people are attending several churches simultaneously
I am a regular attender of a church, just not this one.
They go for a variety of reasons
I chose this church because I got lost while trying to find a different one.
They feel free to critique church
My husband and I left feeling depressed and like we had just left a boxing ring rather than a church service
They notice the disparity between all the choices.
It amazes me how different Christian churches can be from each other.
Posted by Jim Henderson in category
General Conversation on February 26, 2008
Once in awhile we get a what I consider to be a very fair minded question. Take a look at what Phil recently posted and let us see how you would respond to his question.
i’ve loved so much of what “off the map†has been about and continues to be about, but this website doesn’t seem to align with everything else. it perpetuates our cultural problem of viewing church as a product and the church attender as consumer- it is no different than “customer reviewsâ€. i would hope to begin to see church as more about relationship and participation. then the “low points†are not something to keep people away from churches, but rather redemptive opportunities for engagement. giving living organisms “ratings†takes the life right out of them- they are now products to be consumed or discarded- in line with our cultural milieu. please consider pulling the plug on this website under the question- how does it serve the Kingdom?
Posted by Traci in category
Beth and Traci go to Church on February 26, 2008
. . . from Convergence, where we were clued in immediately by one of the fine emergent Christian ladies that this event would be sriracha for our chicken-noodle diet.
Observe:
Traci: I’m an atheist.
Tiffany: Oh thank God. Christian women can really get on my nerves.
Posted by Beth Bates in category
Beth and Traci go to Church on February 21, 2008
By some force that transcends all understanding, Traci and I will fly out of snowy, icy Indy tomorrow to attend a Christian women’s conference in Oregon. I’m a bit dazed by the way this plan so spontaneously sprouted wings. One morning someone (Sarah? Helen?) told me about Women’s Convergence, and I got the notion to look it up. Within five minutes I checked Expedia and emailed Traci. Within five hours Traci and I were booked and she was asking to borrow a Bible for the flight there. Crazy.
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Posted by Traci in category
Beth and Traci go to Church on February 19, 2008
Sue, upon regaining her composure after finding out that an atheist was sitting three feet away during bible study at College Park Church: “One of my daughter’s teachers was an atheist. I didn’t know for the longest time because she was so sweet and loving.”
Awkward silence.
Beth: “Did you ever ask her why she was so good?”
Sue: “I did actually. It was just in her. That was the way she was intended to be. She could only be so good, though.”
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