Diana Butler Bass writes a very thoughtful blog called "Christianity for the Rest of Us" on beliefnet.com. This particular article jumped out at me.
It's a very timely article, and there's a great history lesson in it besides.
But it got me wondering about something. If you're not as much of a "church junkie" as I am, do you care about this stuff? Does it matter to you that the Episcopal Church is losing membership at a rate equivalent to one diocese every year? Does it matter that the Episcopal Church in the U.S.A. is in hot water with Britain, regardless of the fact that the Church of England has no authority over us?
As long as St. Thomas is healthy and doing good ministry, does all this worldwide stuff matter to you? Should it? Or is the local church where it's really at, regardless of any denominational politics? After all, there are plenty of "mega-churches" out there with no denominational affiliation at all.
Please share your thoughts!
Josh, thanks for the provocative piece. I care; losing membership can't go on forever.
ReplyDeleteShori was a huge mistake. Of course, the extremists in our church care only for their radical agendas. Whether, or not, the church grows is of no concern to them.