This post forces us to answer some very uncomfortable questions. Are we doing enough ministry in the church scattered that if we stopped people would notice. If not, then the only expression we are there is cars in a parking lot on Sunday. Mike Leake does a great job on this one:
“If your local church disappeared would the community notice? Would they feel the impact of you leaving? If the answer to that is “no” then it likely won’t be long until you actually do close the doors to your local church.
But I’d like to frame the question a little bit differently. If your local church disappeared would you notice. On one level this question is rather absurd. Of course, you’d notice if the place you go on Sunday’s was no longer open to you. You would most certainly notice. But I’m asking a different question. How would it impact your life? I know it’d jack with your Sunday’s and maybe your Wednesday’s but what would it do to your Monday or Thursday?”