Shaping your Spiritual Experience – a discussion
Posted Friday, June 19th, 2009 at 8:11 am
I read an article yesterday about mega churches, check it out here.
There was one part of it in particular that I thought was interesting:
One of the big attractions of megachurches, the study found, is that they offer savvy consumers an opportunity to pick and choose their level of commitment.
“Part of the attraction of the megachurch is that it provides a way for folks to shape their spiritual experience to best meet their needs,” said Scott Thumma, the lead researcher.
Any thoughts on this?
Discuss…
June 21st, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Yeah, dude, that was the statement that sent my mind reeling. I don’t recall, ever, Jesus or the early church teaching or even suggesting we get to choose our level of commitment, either to Christ Himself or His Body, which are inseparable.
But I’m weird that way.
Peace.
June 30th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Funny, that is EXACTLY what steers me away from megachurches…