Posted in
church by Tim Chermak on 2/28/2010
For the ecclesiastically challenged out there, this guide's for
you. If you're fed up with the color of the carpet, boring sermons,
generic donuts, or the terrible lead guitar player at your current
church, maybe it's time to consider looking for another house of
worship.
Today's church market is more competitive than ever, and this translates into low levels of commitment for you, the consumer.
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I have officially experienced the greatest church service of my entire
life. And it happened in a men's prison in Soroti, Uganda.
I
used to envy the religious elite. The spiritual pedigree of children
who grew up to become Christian adults and preachers under the wings of
cookie-baking Sunday School teachers and shiny-toed pastors. They had
the glory of the church life crowning their heads from
the moment of conception. They were bred to be believers. They
held the corners of religion up on their generational shoulders. I
wanted their childhood; I wanted their life.
When Walt Disney passed away in 1966, the ethos of adventure and magic that had defined the Disney corporation died with him. The next twenty years saw a series of lackluster movies and poor business growth. Lack of financial capital was not the issue.
Lack of courage was.
Walt himself remarked,
"When I was about 21, I went broke for the first time. I slept on chair cushions in...