Know Jesus Bless People

The days of building a church hiring a pastor and staff and finding volunteer Sunday school teachers and Bible study leaders and then opening the doors and people come because thats just what people do--those days are over. The so-called attractional church approach to following Jesus and growing the Kingdom that I was taught in seminary as little as 20 years ago simply doesnt work anymore. The church has become marginalized in its influence often represented in the public square by its most extreme members. Among ever-growing numbers of people the church is not seen merely as irrelevant and benign but as an active force for misogyny homophobia nationalism and social regression. Among those demographics who in any way represent the churchs future the idea of awaking Sunday mornings piling the kids in the car and going to Sunday school and worship... well that isnt even on their radar. A church can build the biggest buildings with the best preaching and teaching and worship and it pretty much wont matter: people arent going to come no matter what the voice promised.