Cynical (Yes, we know you’re disappointed with everyone all the time and no one gets it as right as you), or.Toxic (Hello angry ranters, trolls, and haters), or.Too many Christians come across online as: Other times, we shoot ourselves in the foot. Sometimes criticism aimed at the church is unfair.

Here are 5 things that, in my view, would help the mission of the church become more authentic and more effective if we could just stop doing them. Nope, sometimes we just shoot ourselves in the foot. Often these days, it seems, we’re not ridiculed or persecuted because we’re fighting nobly. While it seems strange to say it, even love, when seen fully and magnificently, gets rejected.īut other times we absolutely deserve the criticism that comes our way. The Gospel, even when powerfully shared, resulted in the deaths of John the Baptist, the Apostle Paul, Jesus, and the prophets, just to name a few. What we’re doing is counter-cultural and will never be met with universal applause. People project their issues onto a congregation or onto the Church, which is never healthy.Īnd, of course, the Church will inevitably run into criticism. The Church has more than its share of critics these days.

Wow they're doing it wrong