Committed to an Institution

I had a chance to speak yesterday about how a church can come together to see God move. I mentioned how we need to be become the change we wish to see. I've known many Christians who either complain and gripe about how bad things are, or they do nothing unless prompted by a leader (and resent them until they are asked). Why is this?

I think, for many people, they are committed to the institution of church. But the church isn't an institution! The church is people. And we need to continue to grow in our commitment to people, not an institution. When I think of commitment to an institution, I think of crazy people who talk to themselves and pretend to be something they aren't (like the leader of the French revolution or something).

What I love about Resonate Community is that we have very little institutionalism. We don't have a lot of the trappings of a traditional church, and I think that helps us to focus on what really matters.

There's new research out about how people outside of the church view those on the inside.

The great thing is, most people are open to having their friends talk about their faith. I think the turn off happens when we focus more on getting them assimilated into the institution of church, rather than assimilating ourselves into their lives - adding meaning and value for them, not the other way around.