Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Brad Powell: Jesus Doesn't Need Twitter Followers


If we're going to get our church back on mission, we have to get them actively following Jesus.

Q: Our church is full of people who claim to be following Christ but refuse to get involved in the mission he gave us. They aren’t doing anything personally to reach the lost, serve the poor, help the hurting or make disciples. They love attending church and listening to sermons, the “deeper” the better, but they do nothing with them. What’s the problem? How do we change it?

A: You’re not alone. It’s a problem we have to fight in all of our churches. I believe the problem stems from a basic misunderstanding of what it means to follow Jesus. Twitter provides a great picture of the problem.

Twitter is built on the concept of “following” people. But to follow someone doesn’t involve changing your life. All you have to do is click “follow,” and it’s done. Then, you wait. You wait for them to deliver some inspired or helpful  Keep reading

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