The fact is, the questions we use to assess our churches are not the same questions that God wants us to ask.
In Crazy Love, Francis Chan writes, “God's definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.”
This love is uncomfortable and it means sometimes listening to music that’s not your style or understanding a sermon that didn’t do much for you might have helped someone else that Sunday. It means that sometimes church isn’t big and cutting edge, but small and simple. More so, it means not coming to a church focused on consuming but instead coming to give and serve.
Christians must understand that God does not define “good” churches by the quality of their programs, the size of membership or the look and feel of a facility. Focusing on those things can cause us to completely miss the point of what God actually wants of His Church. God has called us to draw near to Him, share the freedom and life of Jesus, and to love and serve others. Everything else must come second to these goals.
Jake Kircher asks "Is the Church Lost?" and suggests others ways of evaluating good churches. (via RELEVANT Magazine)
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