It has got to stop…

Disclaimer : I am guilty as sin on this topic.  I have sought out repentance and this is an area that God is still working on in my life. 

I am seeing a disturbing trend with pastors and leaders in the Church today.  It seems like every time I turn around someone is taking a shot at someone’s church.  They find every reason to trash someone else’s church.  The sad thing is that it is normally a church in their own community.  Two reasons why I believe pastors/leaders church bash: 1. They are insecure about their own leadership  2. They feel threatened with that church.

I know that the American churches are in trouble.  I know that over the past 50 years denominations have been on a steady decline.  I don’t need to keep hearing all the negatives.  The Church does not need to hear how horrible they are at what they are doing. Maybe the reason they are not doing well is because they have been told over and over that they are horrible at ministry. Would you ever tell a kid over and over again that they are horrible at life? No you wouldn’t! Why? Because you know good and well that it would have negative effects on that child’s life.

Let’s try something different…How about we follow the model of Jesus and begin showing the Church what it can be? Jesus didn’t need to tell the blind man he was blind and He didn’t need to tell the dead that they were lifeless. They knew their conditions.  Jesus just needed to tell them there was hope and a plan for them.  They needed to hear His voice.  How about we encourage local churches rather than slam them every chance we get? How about we tell them what God can do through them if they will just follow His voice.

Hey pastor/leader rather than putting that Church down next time how about you write them an encouraging letter?.  Lay your pride down for a second and pick up a pen and write. How about when you ride by that church that you pray over it.

Maybe right now you will find yourself where I have been and need to repent over things you have said.  Whatever you have to do please do it.  The Church will never change if we constantly bash her.