is the church still relevant

Is the church of today still relevant?

It's a very good question and depending on who you ask determines what answer you will get.  I'm really not going to get into theories of what scholars, moderates, or atheists think.  I simply have been on a journey the last couple of weeks in asking myself this very question.

The answer is: yes it is relevant, however the church has become not socially relevant.

The foundation of the churches relevancy is really simple.  The church was designed as the place where like minded people to gather for the purpose of the worship of God, building meaningful relationships, encouraging one another, and doctrinal teaching.

"24and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, 25not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near." (Hebrews 10:24-25)

The idea of church, the purpose of church, and the foundation of the church are still as solid as ever.  However, socially it has become an outcast.  We have become socially irrelevant.

The church has a death grip on tradition and the past.  The church still functions and most believe they are still in the early 1900s. The church has a rich history and it should be celebrated.  The church also I believe has an equally rich place in the future, if we can still justify our place in modern society and future generations.

We also need to bear in mind the church is not the building, the church is You and Me.  The people make up the church not the building.


^"20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. ^21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. ^22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit." (Eph 2:20-22., NIV)

You and I have to connect the invisible church (the body of believers) to the visible church (the building).  When we can accomplish that we will see how we can and should help our churches to be social relevant.  To help some see how it is relevant in our own lives.

I don't HAVE to be in church, I WANT to be.  How do you feel about attending your local church, how you feel about it shows relevancy.

People may say, well yeah you say that because you are a minister.  True, but be reminded that I spent 6 months not being employed by the church.  During that 6th months there was not a week that passed that I did not have my family in worship at a church.  Not because I felt like I had to, but because I wanted to.

I have much more I could say about the churches relevancy, but I'm saving it for my sermon Sunday...

#GODS_NOT_DONE #CHURCH #ENKA

one small glimpse of my sermon:  Church is a gift not a punishment...

Have a blessed week, Chris