Don't Mess with a Classic

I just finished reading a great series from Pulpit Magazine titled The Flaws of the Fad-Driven Church.  This is the link to Part I.  Here is Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 and Part 7.  This is a great series that tackles such biggies as The Jabez Prayer, Rick Warren's 40 Days of Purpose, seeker sensitive churches, the emergent church  movement....is there anything necessarily wrong with these trends that have popped up in church culture in the last 20 or more years?  The author of the article believes so, as many of these fads have taken the place of the teaching of scripture.  Take your time to read it.  It really helped me to clear things up in my head concerning all these fads.

I just finished listening to my own pastor, Tom Nelson, deliver a message to the students of Dallas Theological Seminary on this subject.  He was exhorting the up-and-coming pastors to keep their focus on the real thing - scripture - to stay away from wherever the popular culture happens to be blowing at the time, because popular culture trends never lasts, "but the Word of our God stands forever." (Is. 40:8) 

Finally, if you're unsure what the emergent church is and what it stands for, watch these two YouTube videos for a little information.  It will make your hair stand on end!

 

Part 2