Many churches, when finding that Christmas falls on a Sunday, choose to scale back their services or even cancel them in light of the holiday.
Is that right or wrong?
The rhetoric decrying it has been strong. “Soft doctrine congregations close on Christmas,” one seminary professor proclaimed. “Sound doctrine churches will be there to scoop those folks right up.” A pastor in Boca Raton snarkily quipped, “In some places the magi might show up for worship and find the doors locked.” (Honestly, this doesn’t even make sense because the Magi didn’t come with their gifts for months, even years, after Jesus’ birth.)
As a pastor of a church that will not be holding services on Christmas Day nor New Year’s Day for that matter (though our Online Campus will be operating in full force), what in the world am I thinking?
Several things, actually. Read More
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