I think this excellent article hits the nail on the head. The mega church movement makes too many godless compromises that focus on the felt needs of the people. They should be putting the focus on Christ. For without a spiritual rebirth from Jesus man can do nothing for God in this world.
They think people will come to Christ through worldly methodologies instead of hearing the word of God and believing.
The tension between private and public faith that is created by the
challenges of secularism has forced too many Christians in the “mega-church”
movement to make unnecessary and godless compromises. In too many of the
populist churches the message has shifted from a God-in-Christ-centeredness to a
focus on people, their “emotions” and their “felt needs.”
It’s as though Oprah Winfrey has become the patron saint of the mega-church
establishment.
Feel-good preachers spend a gazillion dollars promoting the myth that Jesus’
sole purpose in coming to this earth was to ensure our happiness, our health,
our wealth and our good looks, and that a “spiritual how-to guide” can be had in
exchange for a simple contribution. |
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church growth,
postmodern,
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seeker movement,
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