How Far We Have Fallen

So, as some of you know, Jason and I have been on a journey the last two years to try to figure out what we feel the church should look like. Recently, Jason and I took a huge leap of faith and stopped attending a "church" altogether, or at least what some consider church. We believe that you don't go to church; rather, we are the church. And, for those of you who are about to go crazy, we really feel that we are following God's leading, and we aren't losing our faith. You just have to trust me here...

So, this is where it gets awkward, because everyone wants to know, "Well, what are you doing then?" And I am really still struggling to verbalize what we are doing exactly. I just know that we are absolutely fed up with church the way it is now, and there needs to be something completely different done, and not just cooler song sets and great theatrical lighting. If we truly want to be the church, we need to live life as Jesus did, not just hear great sermons that make us feel good, and leave doing nothing about it. I just want to get out of these Christian sub-cultures, and become relevant to those who aren't in a Christian sub-culture. And I want to make friends with people, not for the purpose of converting them, because then are they really friend? No, they are just projects!

I think the present day church has gotten so focused on "creating a mood" for worship, that we have missed the point entirely. We have spent so much time and energy trying to conjure up God that we completely miss Him. I think He does a fine enough job of making His presence known, and I don't think He needs our help.
Ok, I have probably completely lost some of you, and that's ok. I am just speaking from my heart, and typing what I am feeling. And if you don't agree with me, then that is great, and I honor your opinion as well. After all, the great mega-churches are reaching some. But not everyone. Not people like me. So, there needs to be a place for people like me, and that is what we are struggling to figure out what that looks like!

I would welcome your comments and dialogue about this matter! Always good to wrestle with others!