Friday Night Musings

A study was done with disheartening findings. A group of people went to a very religious city in the United States. They counted the number of churches of all denominations in that city. Then they looked at things like suicide, drug addiction, divorce and other social problems. They measured the impact of all those local churches against the problems of that city. What they discovered is all the churches combined had relatively little impact on their city. Why?

That disturbs me. It defines more than many of us want to admit. It very well could define my entire ministry. Here is a good question to muse tonight. What real impact is your local church having on your community? How many are getting saved? How many are being discipled? How many families are being healed and marriages saved? How many social evils are corrected? How many true followers, dedicated evangelists, and marketplace missionaries are sent out into the local community week after week?

I do not have the answers. These days I have more questions than answers but asking the questions is a good place to start. God has the answers. I want to be a part of an effective church, a powerful church, a missional church, a kingdom of God minded church. I believe these things are possible. It may not be easy to get there but it is possible when God is in it. Nothing is impossible with Him.
Matthew 19:26 (ESV)
26  But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”