Comments on: So we’re laid back, are we devoted – Representing the emerging church http://www.alanhartung.com/2006/09/so-were-laid-back-are-we-devoted-representing-the-emerging-church/ Faith, Art, Politics, and the Emerging Church Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:13:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: bob http://www.alanhartung.com/2006/09/so-were-laid-back-are-we-devoted-representing-the-emerging-church/comment-page-1/#comment-3913 bob Thu, 05 Oct 2006 03:11:49 +0000 http://www.alanhartung.com/blog/index.php/2006/09/06/so-were-laid-back-are-we-devoted-representing-the-emerging-church/#comment-3913 amen and amen... amen and amen…

]]> By: Jason Z. http://www.alanhartung.com/2006/09/so-were-laid-back-are-we-devoted-representing-the-emerging-church/comment-page-1/#comment-3812 Jason Z. Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:05:27 +0000 http://www.alanhartung.com/blog/index.php/2006/09/06/so-were-laid-back-are-we-devoted-representing-the-emerging-church/#comment-3812 Alan, I'm right there with you on this one. I remember when I first began attending Calvary Chapel in the early 80's. People asked me why and the reasons I gave was that I could wear shorts to church and they had a rock band for worship. (Boy was I young and immature back then.) Looking back, I understand how consumerist my decision was. I picked a form of Christianity based on what I wanted and not on devotion/apprenticeship to Christ. I hope I'm at a place of greater maturity now. I'm realizing more and more that Church isn't about me. We're Christ's body. Therefore, we should be about Christ and his revolutionary plan to transform this world by the people we are becoming in him. Alan, I’m right there with you on this one. I remember when I first began attending Calvary Chapel in the early 80′s. People asked me why and the reasons I gave was that I could wear shorts to church and they had a rock band for worship. (Boy was I young and immature back then.) Looking back, I understand how consumerist my decision was. I picked a form of Christianity based on what I wanted and not on devotion/apprenticeship to Christ.

I hope I’m at a place of greater maturity now. I’m realizing more and more that Church isn’t about me. We’re Christ’s body. Therefore, we should be about Christ and his revolutionary plan to transform this world by the people we are becoming in him.

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