Hello, everyone! This is Jonathan, and going to do what is called and opinion post. Basically, I rant about something, and you guys discuss it. It is just all my opinion, and if some one has any fact that would correct me, please feel free to share in the comments section.
Ok, so what this all about is the church, specifically the business model is runs off of. I know what you are thinking, "but the church doesn't need one, it doesn't have one for Pete's sake!". That, my friends, is where you would be wrong. The church does in fact run off of a business model. An old one. You see, sometime around the late fifties, the church stopped keeping up with the culture. It simply just stopped.
Now, I give the church some credit, it has tried to update, and some have been rather successful. But as a majoritive whole, it has stay roughly around that time period. The Catholic church is worse not updating since Martin Luther. So, were does that leave the church?
In a not so good position it turns out. Across the board, church's are losing people left and right, though some have bucked the tread. Churches and denominations that are considered th more radical and culturally literate have taken advantage of this is seize the growing market.
The business model is simple. At least on the surface. Often, parishioners want to do what the church did to grow itself in the past. This would work in some fields, but not all of them. Many churches are doing that and it expecting results that never come.
What should the church do to repair this? Well of course it must never comprise the bible or the great commission. Second, the must be able to understand and capitalize on each ones popularity. Third, the church must understand that change is in world, and that nothing can change that.
Opinions?
Ok, so what this all about is the church, specifically the business model is runs off of. I know what you are thinking, "but the church doesn't need one, it doesn't have one for Pete's sake!". That, my friends, is where you would be wrong. The church does in fact run off of a business model. An old one. You see, sometime around the late fifties, the church stopped keeping up with the culture. It simply just stopped.
Now, I give the church some credit, it has tried to update, and some have been rather successful. But as a majoritive whole, it has stay roughly around that time period. The Catholic church is worse not updating since Martin Luther. So, were does that leave the church?
In a not so good position it turns out. Across the board, church's are losing people left and right, though some have bucked the tread. Churches and denominations that are considered th more radical and culturally literate have taken advantage of this is seize the growing market.
The business model is simple. At least on the surface. Often, parishioners want to do what the church did to grow itself in the past. This would work in some fields, but not all of them. Many churches are doing that and it expecting results that never come.
What should the church do to repair this? Well of course it must never comprise the bible or the great commission. Second, the must be able to understand and capitalize on each ones popularity. Third, the church must understand that change is in world, and that nothing can change that.
Opinions?
