Now I understand sacrifice is part of worshiping God. But I do not believe this means that those of us who work very hard for a living are overlooked when the special occasions occur. I've made a couple of attempts to have correspondence with the senior pastor but it seems you have to go through channels even talk to the pastor. This is always been a problem for me attending organized church. Got in the overlooking one, God let no one out of the loop, got spent most of his time with the folks on the street the folks that we did one associate with the folks that needed his help the most.
Since I have been diagnosed with ALS this year this has really bothered me more than ever. The church I attend has been very helpful when I am at the service. They take care of me and make sure all of my needs are met. However no one has called my family or my self, no one has called to see if we need any financial help, spiritual help, or anything at all. I see this as a trend when churches get too large. The middle to lower income member of the church tends to get overlooked. I have grown tired of changing churches try to find sincere loving and true believers in God. Believers who exhibit their faith by their actions.
I know this is going to cause some problems with folks, just as I know I have a lot to learn and a lot of things wrong in my walk with God. You're human, we all make mistakes, so I understand that churches and pastors make mistakes. But if you're in a position to teach toward God you must lead by example. No information from the church should be hidden from the congregation the public. I believe the congregation should have complete say of what occurs at the church. Anyway, these are my thoughts for now, more to come later today.
Michael
Michael you are very true in you analysis of "Mega" churches. It does seem that most of the middle to lower income people get passed over and ignored. It is always the same people and their families that sing the solos, get asked to be in the special groups, no matter what others may have to offer.
ReplyDeleteI pray that churches will wake up and see their shortfalls. There are going to be a lot that has to be answered for when people stand before God about how they treated people!
That is why there are church overseers like elders and deacons. It is biblical and every church should have a structure. If you want a church that is like a family and does not overlook you and that doesn't charge you money to attend special events, then you should join a smaller church maybe with a denomination. Mega-churches seem to appeal to just "Christians" (non-denominational), but their are many more fascets to the church body than just listening to a good sermon and singing. I think in a smaller church you would be noticed, and people might actually know what their roles are as the body of Christ. These are just my opinions though.
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