Church Work vs. Church Attendance

So, I have one simple question. Is it possible to work at one church while attending another? How have we seen that work, and how have we seen that not work?

Is that type of system healthy?

Robbie B.

I got to hear Rob Bell speak in person for the first time yesterday as he was participating in the Writer's Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University yesterday. I have always been a Rob Bell fan, as I think he is a great communicator and has successfully targeted my age demographic.

But as my wife and I were driving home from the full day event, we were talking about something that troubled us. People treated Rob Bell like he was God's gift to everything spiritual (pun intended) and he was seen much too much like a celebrity and a lot less like a pastor. Now, don't get me wrong, I think Rob has done some great work and deserves the props that he gets, to a point.

I guess I struggle with Pastors as celebrities. I struggle with turning my favorite pastoral authors and thinkers into celebrities. But I also feel like they should just get to be normal people who are there to give glory to God, and not themselves. It will be interesting to see how these trends continue and who will be the next hot, up and coming celebrity for Jesus. What an ironic statement...

Great Question

My wife just asked me, "Do you ever think about how much of our lives revolve around using screens?"

And I responded:

"I can't imagine what it was like to do youth ministry before the kind of technology we use every day..."


Thanks to those who went before and paved the way.