tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253529165034405240.post5351297676302676127..comments2008-01-15T21:37:47.736-05:00Vince Antonucci:http://www.blogger.com/profile/01577695138497215119noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253529165034405240.post-90331351759188991222008-01-15T21:37:00.000-05:002008-01-15T21:37:00.000-05:00dang Chrictians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253529165034405240.post-4096071451083801632008-01-15T15:38:00.000-05:002008-01-15T15:38:00.000-05:00Does it really matter? if a person says I'm not getting fed? aren't they coming into the whole thing with a consumer mentailty? If the church is no different than Applebee's then maybe we should worry about those folks. BUT if the church is out to help the broken and give refuge to the lost then maybe we should focus on that, We worry toooo much about being the latest greatest thing in order to be attractive to the world. Let's focus on being a place that people like the hooker from Philip Yancey's What's So Amazing About Grace opening story run to instead of from. If the church shows grace and continues on it's God given mission then people will be fed and those that complain will still complain. Sometimes Chrictians over think thingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253529165034405240.post-76854996017339617682008-01-15T13:32:00.000-05:002008-01-15T13:32:00.000-05:00It's weird, I think "I'm not getting fed" can actually become a self-fulfilling prophecy for some people. They focus so much on what they feel they're NOT getting from their church, that they miss out on all the good stuff God has for them there. Connecting with others, effectively serving, listening and applying the sermons...it all goes out the window when you're obsessed with what you're missing. So in the end, it's true, they're NOT getting fed. But it's not because of a pastor or sermon; it's from their preoccupation with finding "the perfect church."Jen S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253529165034405240.post-87775273466419827812008-01-15T08:34:00.000-05:002008-01-15T08:34:00.000-05:00Vince,<BR/>I love your thoughts and the outside of the box approach you take. Think about this though. I know how to feed myself and in fact I regularly gorge myself on my own home cooking. But every once in a while I like to eat out and enjoy someone else's cooking. <BR/>I'm looking forward to the book. Keep up the good the good work.Doug Foltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420000454867996464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253529165034405240.post-91739844907285074682008-01-15T07:27:00.000-05:002008-01-15T07:27:00.000-05:00I admit that I used to complain about "not getting fed." One day it occured to me, through God's prompting, that if I call myself a mature Christian, that it is not my pastor's job to "feed" me. It is my responsibility to develop, to work on, to treasure and mature in my relationship with Christ. How dare I expect a pastor, whose job it is to shepherd a flock, to be responsible for feeding me? Shepherds lead their flocks to green pastures, but the sheep eat the grass on their own. Shepherds lead their flocks to water, but the sheep do the drinking.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the long response...this :)Deneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986170849677315200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253529165034405240.post-75994104403325204832008-01-15T06:00:00.000-05:002008-01-15T06:00:00.000-05:00I often wonder what Church should even be for a Christian who supposedly gets it. Should they even be in the seats or should they be serving? Do you get to the point that you should be feeding yourself? If so what does Sunday become?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com