tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10135932.post111793405947957271..comments2023-03-30T01:59:59.285-07:00Comments on culture driven life: the Naked Churchjimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17223995578394539795noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10135932.post-1118186992734507972005-06-07T16:29:00.000-07:002005-06-07T16:29:00.000-07:00While I don't dig the emphasis that most churches ...While I don't dig the emphasis that most churches put on numbers I will say that I am not completely opposed to large scale gatherings. I think there is a time and place for everything. This past weekend I led at a church event with around 700 people in attendance, and I've led for groups as large as 7,000. I still like the intimacy of a smaller group though. It feels a lot more like "community" that way. The story in this post exposes several of the problems that large groups have to deal with though, so I wanted to see what you guys thought. I didn't put it up here to start a fight, or say that true church can't happen on a large scale.jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223995578394539795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10135932.post-1118181206148931492005-06-07T14:53:00.000-07:002005-06-07T14:53:00.000-07:00I think the largest gathering I have been to in ma...I think the largest gathering I have been to in many months (maybe a year) had ten adults and about that many kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10135932.post-1118088402066200912005-06-06T13:06:00.000-07:002005-06-06T13:06:00.000-07:00One word my friends: RELATIONSHIP . . . with God, ...One word my friends: RELATIONSHIP . . . with God, with one another; nothing else matters.nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09635927678652955820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10135932.post-1118087006654731512005-06-06T12:43:00.000-07:002005-06-06T12:43:00.000-07:00Duuuuuude.Duuuuuude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10135932.post-1118032293036824102005-06-05T21:31:00.000-07:002005-06-05T21:31:00.000-07:00exactly. It's such a drag to get together with pa...exactly. It's such a drag to get together with pastors and the first question is ALWAYS, "what's your attendance up to? How many services you guys doing?" As you said, there are better indicators of success. At the church I go to, we have an annual meeting where we talk about the number of "decisions for Christ" (among other church business) that have been made thoughout the year. My question is, "where have they all gone?". We've had 400 decisions in the last year, but our attendance has gone down? What about discipleship? What's going on? Why is this happening?jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223995578394539795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10135932.post-1118030812880266262005-06-05T21:06:00.000-07:002005-06-05T21:06:00.000-07:00Still enjoying your blog. I attend a large church...Still enjoying your blog. I attend a large church and there are many positives to the size, but we must remain vigilant. Size of a church is not a direct indicator of it's health or "success".Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370344616566813046noreply@blogger.com