Are today’s churches to large? If you attend a church, when was the last time the pastor, not his staff, called you on the phone just to ask you how life was treating you?
There is an expectation for the sick to call the doctor. But, what if the pastor called his members and did preventative spiritual health check ups?
Maybe, the health of the church might be stronger.
That’s what is needed but most churches have what I call clicks if you are not in it you don’t count
The problem isn’t that churches are too large, but that there are not enough people who truly give themselves to the Lord to be pastors.There are 2.5 billion people who identify as Christians. At least half if those go to church. There simply are not… See more
Pastors are people. Because the church is a hospital for sinners, by its very nature, it’s flawed and full of flawed and hurt people. Take your pain and hurt to the Lord. Be totally honest. He already knows anyway. Tell Him about it. Let Him guide… See more
No. I have been in very large churches. Those churches seem to have very active Sunday School classes, which bond with its members and act almost as small churches. They act as social centers and Bible study groups.
I’ve been through hell, not literally, but physically and emotionally. I reached out to my church on September. Still not call back. The saying for the church is “you belong”… I don’t feel like I belong anywhere.
Some of the bigger churches have lots of pastors and work pretty good up until the point. When they get a little too big it starts getting a little crazy. I went to a church that grew and grew. They had an upstairs that had offices up and down hallways… See more