Monday, February 23, 2009

The Biggest Sin in PCG Churches

by Ken Row
Ed Stetzer, director of Lifeway Research, recently discussed problems common to all churches, including the PCG.

After reading recent PCG discussions regarding ministerial burnout (here, here, and here), I found Stetzer's insights to be right-on-point.

Here is one snippet:

We've created a system that glorifies the clergy and marginalized the laity. We got the outcome we created programs for. We've become "clergified."
And another:

If I preach about gay marriage, everybody cheers. If I preach about sin you can hear the amens ring. But those aren't the real problems. I tell people that the biggest sin in our church is you sitting there doing nothing and still calling yourself a follower of Jesus.
Read the rest of the article here.

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