Carnival Cruise Lines offers cruises to nowhere out of Norfolk, Virginia. You pay for a ticket, pack your bags, board a boat, and cruise to nowhere. You live on a boat for a few days—a boat that is going nowhere. In fact, here is a screen shot of the publicized itinerary for an upcoming cruise. Notice the lack of ports on the map:
My friend and colleague Todd Adkins says that many churches are like cruises to nowhere. A group of people get together and there is nowhere in particular that they are going. Of course, there is great value in the community, as God uses community to mature His people, but in many churches there seems to be no plan to actually go anywhere together. Here are three ways some churches are like a cruise to nowhere.... Read more
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