Posted on November 17, 2008 - by Stephen Murray
What do we actually do with the poor?
In a time where mercy ministry has gone glam and churches are increasingly talking more and more about the need to engage the socially marginalized, Michael Jensen asks a question that potentially points out that there’s a rather large white elephant in the room. As a young prospective planter and pastor I’d certainly like an answer to his question.
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Stephen Murray
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November 18, 2008
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Thomas said:
Phew. Frank, ain’t he? But he seems to know what it’s about, on the ground, and this seems fairly rare. Interestingly, I was reading http://www.icwm.net/articles_view.asp?articleid=1395&columned today, which lamented a mere 20% involvement of members in the Church in the USA. Members “Teach a Sunday School class / Work in the nursery / Lead a home Bible study or small group / Sing in the choir / Be an usher or greeter / Serve on a board or committee”, then they lose interest — unless — so says the website — one gets them to serve “under-resourced people” in the community. Yet I notice a whole lot of things that are missing from their “priesthood of believers” list. That is (from my experience), no wonder members lost interest.
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November 20, 2008
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Steve said:
Does God actually requre us to “do” something with the poor? Preach good news to them, perhaps?
But people so often speaking about “the church” and “the poor” as if they are two separate things. And the same about “the church” and “the youth” and all sorts of other groups — but those two imply that “the church” is both rich and old.
Well, is it?
Do the poor and the youth have no part in it?