http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/09/10/chain-restaurants-and-church-people-a-decades-old-alliance/ when faith like a child isn't enough Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:06:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/09/10/chain-restaurants-and-church-people-a-decades-old-alliance/#comment-452 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 04:45:13 +0000 http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/09/10/chain-restaurants-and-church-people-a-decades-old-alliance/#comment-452 i love this post...i stumbled on here from stupidchurchpeople.com. i actually was at a pastors' convention when i heard a colleague of mine refer to people who were integrated into his church's systed as "wins." sounds like you are onto something that is far beyond joking in the megachurch world... i love this post…i stumbled on here from stupidchurchpeople.com. i actually was at a pastors’ convention when i heard a colleague of mine refer to people who were integrated into his church’s systed as “wins.” sounds like you are onto something that is far beyond joking in the megachurch world…

]]> http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/09/10/chain-restaurants-and-church-people-a-decades-old-alliance/#comment-448 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 03:11:15 +0000 http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/09/10/chain-restaurants-and-church-people-a-decades-old-alliance/#comment-448 i dunno i'd be surprised if scars form. seems to me that the commodification of our faith is one of the great travesties of NA churches [not just evangelicals, lotsa mainstream churches are into the church growth cult as well] - to do it, we are always dumbing down the gospel, turning away from our own call to a deeper spirituality. . . I am curious though, how many points for a United Church person. I figure it's gotta beat out the athiest. if we turn the church into walmarts it's no wonder our spirits get restless and bored and angry. i dunno i’d be surprised if scars form. seems to me that the commodification of our faith is one of the great travesties of NA churches [not just evangelicals, lotsa mainstream churches are into the church growth cult as well] - to do it, we are always dumbing down the gospel, turning away from our own call to a deeper spirituality. . . I am curious though, how many points for a United Church person. I figure it’s gotta beat out the athiest. if we turn the church into walmarts it’s no wonder our spirits get restless and bored and angry.

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