tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253529165034405240.post8866170541521636688..comments2007-08-22T14:37:40.549-04:00Vince Antonucci:http://www.blogger.com/profile/01577695138497215119noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253529165034405240.post-51594261463446296392007-08-22T14:37:00.000-04:002007-08-22T14:37:00.000-04:00Vince,<BR/><BR/>I can't find my waitress to give her a tip. Maybe she is at church.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, though, Barna's book, "Revolution," offers a number of insights into the church/unchurched divide as well as the Christian/non-Christian divide (they are not identical). He states that there are many Christians that are genuinely seeking to follow Jesus that don't attend a formally organized church (though they may attend a house church). The point is simply that church attendance does not necessarily equate to our success in Jesus' final command to "make disciples." <BR/><BR/>As a church planter of nine years, I am not anti-church. I do recognize, however, that there are those who attend church that are not becoming more like Jesus and there are those who are growing that don't attend a church on Sunday mornings. Of course I believe a Christian without a faith community is like a quarterback without a football team. Following Jesus is a team thing.<BR/><BR/>Yes, we suck. Yes, I suck. Yes, the church I lead sucks. Fortunately, Jesus doesn't. My daily prayer is that I would decrease and that He would increase—in my life, church, city, nation, and world. I pray that this new blog would stimulate all of us in such a way that enables us to suck less. Thanks for launching it, Vince.<BR/><BR/>P.S. It was great to see you in Orlando!Snowmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04412670635676912289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253529165034405240.post-78641058005937176352007-08-22T14:00:00.000-04:002007-08-22T14:00:00.000-04:00do you think that some of this could be caused by the reason of the modern era losing credibility with people, and the church's refusal to change with the post-modern shift?rev. toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10450863848044221359noreply@blogger.com