LarkNews: Church transforms into a coffee chain
[IndyChristian Ed. Note... Again we remind you... Lark News is aptly named. It's only a parody... ie, a joke with a point...]DENVER — Connection Metro Church, which used its foyer coffee bars to attract visitors to its eight satellite churches in the Denver area, has decided to abandon ministry altogether to focus on coffee.
"People liked the coffee a lot better than the ministry, according to congregational surveys, so we’re practicing what we preached and focusing on our strengths," says former teaching pastor and now chief marketing officer, Peter Brown.
Many in the congregation seem downright... [continued at LarkNews.com]
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This sounds frighteningly similar to the post modern parent, "I give my children what they want. That way, everybody is happy." Real truth and real love reside on the "road less traveled." It is the harder thing, but the good and right thing when love does NOT give them what they want. Where is the good shepherd that says to his flock, "NO- this will hurt you and I came to bring you life..." not caffeine. My heart aches at the sound in my ear...it is the sound of shattering stained glass...it is the sound of crumbling churches.
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