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From: Ron (fbc108@fuse.net)
Date: 6/18/01
Time: 3:22:44 PM
Remote Name: 216.68.39.180
Having read the 'Consumer Church' and 'Prostitute or Pastor' by Mark Riddle, it begs a couple of questions.
One, is does Mark pastor a church or is he an armchair quarterback? I am not a big fan of theorists (i.e. Len Sweet and George Barna)who are not in the pastoral trenches.
Two, if he is pastoring is his people practicing what he is preaching on 'Next-Wave'?
Beyond that, by far and large I agree that many things Mark espouses.Since the church is made up of fallen (even though redeemed) creatures there will be a perpetual monkey wrench in what we ought to be.
But, maybe there is a need for restraint of over-generalizations. I would love to hear somebody say 'my church is selfish' or 'I prostitute myself in serving my people'but it doesn't mean most others are guilty.