#10. Readers Respond: Church Leadership Patterns are a Hindrance
Here is another comment from readers about how they feel about the modern day ‘church’.
“Does Hebrews 10:25 translate to “go to ‘church’ on Sundays?” Today we’re gathering both locally and virtually with others all over the world.
“There are few if any New Testament prescriptions for exactly how a “gathering” should happen. This is especially important when you consider today’s standard “church service” — which is little more than an invention of early Roman religious culture.
“In the spirit of Hebrews 10, I enjoy “gathering” with a few people to share life, faith, needs, ideas, encouragement…. Nobody is in charge, there are no clergy figures, nobody is paid, there is no formal order of events, no religious titles, no offering…. but in fact we all share various “roles” in ‘pastoring’, teaching, experiences, encouraging, and mostly a lot of loving playful childlike nonsense.
“I think Jesus came to give us these kinds of creative human freedoms, not to make us into pew sitting laity robots. I left the church because whenever I attend the service, I found myself criticizing it……..”
Comments by Thomas
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