Hello, My Name is Church
Hello my name is Church:
I’m sure you’ve heard a lot about me.
I have no shortage of critics.
Perhaps you have heard that I am
Boring
Shallow
Cheap
A waste of time
You’ve heard that I am full of
Hypocrites
Clowns
Greedy people
The self- righteous
Maybe you have visited me before and discovered
Horrible music
Passionless singing
Dry preaching
Rude congregants
Maybe you needed me and I was
Too busy
Too “righteous”
Too broke
Too blind
Maybe you joined me and found I was
Distant
Demanding
Dull
Preoccupied
Maybe you tried to serve in me but were caught off guard by
Business meetings
Committees
Teams
Bureaucracy
Maybe you left and were surprised that nobody
Called
Cared
Noticed
Invited you back
Perhaps your experience has driven you to
Speak negatively of me
Swear to never come back to me
Proclaim that no one needs me
Believe you’re better off without me
If this is true, I have something to say to you
I’m sorry
I was wrong
I blew it
I made a huge mistake
But remember, I never said my name was
Perfect
Flawless
Complete
Arrived
My name is church. I welcome the
Hypocrite
Dry
Self-righteous
Shallow
I welcome the
Sincere
Passionate
Forgiving
Selfless
I cannot shut my doors to the people who make you
Angry
Uncomfortable
Impatient
Self-conscious
But I would remind you that we couldn’t always worship in the same room.
In the Old Testament there was a division between the
Gentile
Jew
Man
Woman
In order for us to all worship in the same room Christ was
Shamed
Beaten
Killed
Resurrected
Which is far worse than being
Bored
Uncomfortable
Embarrassed
Ignored
So why not come back to church and let all of these messed up people
Challenge you
Sharpen you
Strengthen you
Humble you
I can’t promise you that the people will be great
This is church
It’s not
Heaven
Paradise
Beulah Land
The Celestial city
Come back
God wants you here
The body needs you here
The world needs your witness here
You belong here
Hello, my name is Church
I miss you
I love you
I’m sorry
Can’t wait to see you
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