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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

"See You At The Club"

by Scott Wilder


Church can be a crazy little club. Think about it. Many clubs are organized around a shared interest. Sports, quilting, ceramics and computers are just a few of the examples that immediately pop into my mind. People gather together to share with one another the passion they have for the craziest things. Some people even pay money to gather with other like minded people. A health club is essentially a place you pay a membership fee to exercise in the company of others who are as serious about fitness as you are.

The modern church in America is very much club like. We gather together throughout the week to spend time with others who are also on board with this whole Jesus-movement-church-club-thing. The more I think about it; the more club-like the church seems to be to me. And I don’t mean that in the warm, fuzzy kum bay jah sort of way.

You see; clubs tend to be very loose collection of people. While people may know one another in a club; they rarely “Do Life” together. How many people at your...

[continued at Christ Community Church]

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IndyChristian Ed. Note.... Consider helping formulate an answer to the dilemma Scott presents, re 'teamwork'. After all, isn't his question near the very heart of the Great/Whole Commission here in our city, on our watch?


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