We have to care about this more than we care about our systems, institutions, behavior modification and legalism. We have to care more about people than we care about them acting like we want them to.

But we don't. So you see what happens.

Ok, not leave the church church, but we left the church building to start a house church with other believers
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We're able to be more involved with the lives of everyone in our group. We can expand or shrink depending on number of people, our money goes to where it's needed (as opposed to paying for a building that might sit empty), we don't have to deal with church politics.

Of course, you're more vulnerable in this situation, and you'll still have problems from time to time, but I argue it's much closer to the way the first believers did church and a great model to follow.

Frank Viola has written 5 books on what he calls organic church. They'll change your opinion on what church really is.

Ultimately, the Church (all believers), is what's important, not church attendance, and numbers, and all the other corporate/business measurements.

Whatever happens, if the Holy Spirit is present, you won't stop it from doin' what it gonna do.

We have to care about this more than we care about our systems, institutions, behavior modification and legalism. We have to care more about people than we care about them acting like we want them to.

But we don't. So you see what happens.

Ok, not leave the church church, but we left the church building to start a house church with other believers
.
We're able to be more involved with the lives of everyone in our group. We can expand or shrink depending on number of people, our money goes to where it's needed (as opposed to paying for a building that might sit empty), we don't have to deal with church politics.

Of course, you're more vulnerable in this situation, and you'll still have problems from time to time, but I argue it's much closer to the way the first believers did church and a great model to follow.

Frank Viola has written 5 books on what he calls organic church. They'll change your opinion on what church really is.

Ultimately, the Church (all believers), is what's important, not church attendance, and numbers, and all the other corporate/business measurements.

Whatever happens, if the Holy Spirit is present, you won't stop it from doin' what it gonna do.