I Love My Church

I love my church. My church doesn’t seat more than a thousand. There are no giant screen televisions up front. In fact, you can see really well from every seat. We don’t have camera men running around providing close up shots for the giant screens. We don’t have speakers that can be heard a mile away. We have no coffee shop. We sometimes put a pot of coffee on before church and that pretty much takes care of everybody who needs some caffeine. I don’t know the name of every person at my church, but with a little effort I could. If I want to talk to my pastor I can get him on the phone anytime or I can invite him to coffee or lunch. It someone is in the hospital, our pastor is there. At my church there are always folks there a lot older than me. That wouldn’t be true in many churches. I love my church.

I understand that folks that have giant screens, giant auditoriums, really loud music, and coffee shops also really love their churches. That’s why Jesus is so great. He doesn’t need cookie cutter churches. Churches are often vastly different, but if Jesus is lifted up they are all great. There are churches for every taste, but there is only one Savior. I love my Savior.

I know one day the church I love may grow. We may get a coffee shop, a bigger auditorium, maybe even a coffee shop. One day I may be the oldest fellow around. I hope if that happens I will grow to love the changes. If not, I know there were be plenty of options.

That’s a good thing.