1st Baptist Inches Toward Church Authority

[Philothea01]

An article on the subject from the Catholic Phoenix blog:

catholicphoenix.com/2011/02/11/dear-denys-the-postmodern-non-denom-pastor/

THAT was a great article Arizona Mike! Thank you so very much for posting the link! I particularly liked this quote:

For all of these media—the comedy, the big TV screens, the coffee bar– send a very clear message of their own, and one that doesn’t seem to me to be consistent with the Gospel: that your desire to be entertained, to be stimulated, to enjoy the ambiance of Starbucks-cum-Saturday Night Live-cum-rock concert is a good thing that should be gratified. The message is that you deserve a good show and a good time; that, rather than emptying yourself of desires for the things of the world, you should load up.

And as more and more non-denominational churches head in this direction—yours actually seems a bit late on the scene compared to others I’m familiar with—the message is also being sent that preaching the Gospel in the traditional forms of word and song, forms that date back, at least for Protestants, hundreds of years, and that actually have a deep connection to an even older tradition of Christian liturgy, has no normative or objective value.

 

[JohnPaul0]

Glad your interested.

We don’t blindly trust as was implied (I believe) by the post. Ministers back up their sermons with the Bibilical book or books it is based on. That way we can check it out ourselves.

Calgar,

Did you see my Oct 18th post to ltwin? If you “check it out [y]ourself” , aren’t you comparing what the present pastor says to what you’ve been taught by previous pastors? It seems to me that you’re still accepting people’s teaching.