"i have been asked to give my reasons why i no longer go to real church anymore, why i handed in my ordination and though repeatedly asked, why i refuse to take it back, and why i no longer advocate planting churches for the vast majority of evangelicals. how could i, a career planter, bite the hand that has almost fed me for so long? i hope that it is because of this longevity in a field with few lifers that i have at least a smattering of some credibility. here's an excerpt...
"I was getting my passport this week. You know how it is… you sit and wait and then someone calls you up and asks you a bunch of questions. So she asked me, 'why are you going to Orlando?' I wanted to say something like, 'I’m starring in a Body Building Movie', but instead I confessed, 'I’m going to a conference about starting new churches'. Then she asked me a question, and it’s the only question I’m going to address. She said this, "well then maybe you could answer this for me… 'why would anyone want to go to church?'"
It's worth reading scot's entire post. I'm anxious to hear how this speaking engagement goes for him.
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I don't get it...I mean, I've never had a problem with a few trees and shrubs out front and some lilies on the alter...
I can always count on you, Jim!
I think he is exactly correct. Like you I am interested to see how things go this week. He may, or may not, be treated politely but I suspect no one will listen.....I mean really listen.
In many respects it does not matter. Change is happening without the folks he will speak to this week. Thanks for sharing his blog.
What? No more lilies on the altar? :o)
Thanks Cindy! I haven't read Scot in awhile, and this is great.
He even says "missional" and "incarnational" are "insider words". Hmmm.
When you bite the hand that feeds you, the same hand may turn on you and slap you, but there are worse things. Go Scott!
how could i, a career planter, bite the hand that has almost fed me for so long?...
Wow... There's a telling word in there. It's the word "almost."
You don't suppose there's an axe to grind here, do ya? ;-)
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