I believe God is good. I also believe the Church is not.
I have witnessed a weekend which should have been an ideal time to point people to the joy and hope of a Friday turned Sunday…to give hope of resurrection after death…
But I have witnessed a Church that does not reflect Jesus’ Body. I have witnessed leaders that are not in the business of serving a flock but rather in the business of a flock serving its leaders.
We are a flock shepherded by hirelings. Hirelings that seek their tummies and the purses to be full but that will not stoop so low as to dirty their hands to serve a flock that so faithfully serves them.
It has saddened my heart and I no longer believe in the church. It is a self-built kingdom that seems Christ-like at first glance, but is just a kingdom where false leaders get rewarded with narcissistic supply.
I have witnessed a weekend where leaders were on holiday…no serving…just front row statues for self-adulation.
A leader who cannot serve is a leader who cannot lead.
And so I come to the conclusion after a whirlwind weekend where hirelings had hands that could not serve but could be raised in worship…a culture where hirelings think the flock is supposed to be at their service for whatever they fancy.
Where are the shepherds that have a heart for the flock…that tend the flock with their own two hands? I have witnessed a church that has deterred me from Church. I would rather find community outside of the church than be part of a kingdom that seeks to serve its leaders as a show of being saved.
The shepherd shepherds his flock. The shepherd doesn’t live a high life where he/she never gets his/her hands busy.
Jesus washed his disciples feet. At what point of ministry did only sitting in the front row and getting fed snacks in a secluded room count as Jesus work? When you can’t mix with your flock you’ve missed the plot. You’re a hireling that’s built a kingdom for your own comfort and gain.
I witnessed a church this Easter that broke my heart….a good congregation with hireling leaders.
And I no longer believe in Church. God is good – His church is not.
