We had our church’s business
meeting last night. We meet for congregational business four times a year. We
always mix the nuts and bolts meeting content with something fun. Last night
was desert pot luck and intergenerational game night. Molly Kat calls this, “The
night I get to play Wii with Mrs. Betty.” As I was sitting in our fellowship
hall waiting for the action to start a friend told me about a church he
recently passed in a neighboring Texas city. It promotes itself as a church, “uniquely
created for seniors age 50 and better.” My friend (who is better than 50 by the
way) was not a bit pleased.
Google the phrase, “not your
grandmother’s church.” You will find a list of churches clearly targeting those
30 and “better = younger”. It seems like the generational rift in the country is so
common that churches are openly putting the bitter signs of segregation
over their doors. I wonder if this is not a tacit admission that we don’t
believe the gospel is powerful enough to bind us together. We need help!
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