post-modern ponderings???

over the last few months i have had the privelage of speaking to church leaders and their congregations about the work of Prison Fellowship Australia - Victoria. this has been one of the most enlightening times of my life. whilst i have some misgivings about my own church it has shown me that even though we do not match up to my own view of what we should be doing as the people of God that we are far ahead of the pack.

i recently spent some time at a little church in the west of melbourne where i was speaking. i have known the pastor for over ten years and when i got to his church i was surprised by the attendance. they had just lost one of the families he sadi as i walked in...which haqlved the number of attendees. they are right in the middle of one of the mosdt transient communities in melbourne, they have a committed pastor with a heart for the lost, and they own their property.

why is it not jam packed?

within ten minutes walk of this church are towering cathedrals and massive monuments to christendom that will probably stand for many years to come. but are they just that... monuments?

what shall we do as the people of God when we are the foresaken ones? all the property in the world does not make a church. so how then shall we live?

what shall we do oh LORD?

i guess my question is this " we are quite rich in Eltham, we are also an amazinglyy talented church. how then shall we use our gifts to help our struggling brothers and fellowships that are all around us?"

No Compromise

over the past few weeks i have been reading "No Compromise" the life story of Kieth Green. i see a lot of myself in this story. Kieth Green was an over the top, full on, no hold bar kind of guy who loved God and thought that christians compromised their faith way to much.

i also believe that we as christians compromise way to much. here are a few areas i think we compromise way to much in:
-political correctness rather than spiritual correctness
-niceness rather than truthfulness (even if it hurts)
-Sin rather than theological correctness

now i know i will cop flack for this thinking...i have all my Christian life, but i see it all the time and so do those who are on the outside looking in. i believe that we as followers of Christ need to lift our game. i believe that we need to step up or step out... your either a sold out follower of Christ or you WILL hear get away from me i do not know you.