Church Of The Poor

Meticulously devised systems and organizational structures and strategies are commonly employed in the operation of the church. No wonder, the need to attain ISO certification becomes a pressing need for the mega church of the last day. This brings up the question whether sermons are also subject to quality audit to meet the system requirements of the ISO standards as well as how to set up policy to address feedbacks and complaints from the pews warmers with regards to the spiritual feeding from the pulpit whether it has indeed met the need of the congregation. Does the Holy Spirit ever enter the picture in any quality audit of the operation of the last day church? Did the early day churches ever faced such dilemma requiring an external body to audit the church and the way spiritual activities are carried out? This mad aspiration to be the best in best practices comparable to the world’s standard is driving the last day church to become nothing more than just another corporate body in the world. The spiritual high calling of the church has been abandoned a long time ago when the church seeks to please the world and to be seen as a respectable organization among the many competing churches nd religious organizations going after membership drive with attractive programs and activities to induce sinners in the world to become part of this growing body in the organization. It is not surprising that worldly methods are seeping into the church in the running of the day-to-day affairs and the church is held hostage by people of doubtful conversion experience now at the helm of leadership position. Moreover, members with vested business interest in the business transaction of the church will continue to innovative ways and means to propagate this activity based church organization. Finally, the church becomes worldly and the world becomes churchy and they merge as one into a one big happy family promoting secular humanism with a Christian touch. Therefore, the church positions itself in the Christian market place for church goers to go church shopping to find one club they are comfortable to associate with where they can contribute in coping and sharing and in expressing themselves in serving God. Hence, the character of the last day church is nothing more than a country club to cater to the social services of religious people having a need to feel special about themselves. This creates excellent employment opportunity for the religious elite as well as business opportunity for enterprising members to add value to the church when they peddle their schemes and programs to this religious organization. As the church continues to reinvent itself to find its place in society, the Lord will be permanently kept out of the church only to find the remnant who will hear His voice and open the door to Him.

(With due credit to Mr.Charles,charles@kjv-asia.com.)