This is a great article and if i may share my thoughts are similar to yours but first thing first, I quote Bill Jonston "If you find a perfect church please leave as you are about to spoil it" in other words there is no such thing as a perfect church so realizing this is a good place to start.
Second is if we going to a church for the preaching of a certain pastor and how amazing he is then we are missing the point. Yes, we should be growing in our faith though hearing Gods and hearing by Gods word but this should be depended on us hearing from the Holy Spirit and HIs Word.
So i believe where church is failing is exactly what you said in creating real community that results in us sitting around dinner tables together and sharing and doing life togther
There is definitely no perfect church and Jesus is far more committed and patient with HIs church than I am. So I am trying to learn from him on this one.
Another reader shared this with me: https://www.institute4learning.com/2020/06/12/the-stages-of-faith-according-to-james-w-fowler/
Which corresponds fairly closely to Keegan's theory of adult development. Quite useful though.
This is a great article and if i may share my thoughts are similar to yours but first thing first, I quote Bill Jonston "If you find a perfect church please leave as you are about to spoil it" in other words there is no such thing as a perfect church so realizing this is a good place to start.
Second is if we going to a church for the preaching of a certain pastor and how amazing he is then we are missing the point. Yes, we should be growing in our faith though hearing Gods and hearing by Gods word but this should be depended on us hearing from the Holy Spirit and HIs Word.
So i believe where church is failing is exactly what you said in creating real community that results in us sitting around dinner tables together and sharing and doing life togther
Thanks for the response Chris.
There is definitely no perfect church and Jesus is far more committed and patient with HIs church than I am. So I am trying to learn from him on this one.