Christian Junk
Blessed are the un-cool
People sometimes assume that because I’m a progressive 30-year-old who enjoys Mumford and Sons and has no children, I must want a super-hip church—you know, the kind that’s called “Thrive” or “Be” and which boasts “an awesome worship experience,” a fair-trade coffee bar, its own iPhone app, and a pastor who looks like a Jonas Brother. While none of these features are inherently wrong, (and can of course be used by good people to do good things), these days I find myself longing for a church with a cool factor of about 0. That’s right. I want a church that includes fussy kids, old liturgy, bad sound, weird congregants, and… brace yourself …painfully amateur “special music” now and then. Why?
The Dreaded Welcome: Rethinking the Church Meet and Greet Posted by Shaun Wissmann on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 · 1 Comment
