becoming

很多超級巨型教會的信眾，會在別人面前，大大聲埋怨說：「哎喲，多人到咁，識唔到人，亦無人識你…」

跟著，當人問他上甚麼教會，他又會沾沾自喜的答道：「XX教會囉，我們有20個牧師，80個傳道，一日10堂崇拜，我們有xx事工、yy部門….」

我好奇，若教會的牧者有朝一日，對他說：「好，我們聽到你的意見，請你預備時間，一一認識我們2000多的會眾，彼此交心認識」，這個人會有甚麼反應。

另外，我也好奇，若有人追問他：「那你除了主日崇拜那個半鐘出現於教會內，你支持過教會的甚麼工作？」，這個人又會怎麼回答。

這就是我所指，

大教會信眾的矛盾——

是「新造的人」朝向「新造怪人」的一種基因病變。

Apparently upset by the recent news, Jim from Biblical Theology wrote down his top 10 sarcastic reasons why the Mega Churches Should Cancel Services on Sunday. 

Updates: Scot McKnight wrote some comments about this whole issue from a more lenient perspective. And of course, here is Jim’s reaction to it.

Another (final) update (12/13): BW3 wrote his "final report" on the issue.    

And how about this?

The mega-church in Lexington (Southland Christian) consulted with other mega-churches like Willow Creek and decided that they would close on Dec. 25th, even though its a Sunday and even though its Christmas Day! The rationale given in our local newspaper The Lexington-Herald Leader was— people are so busy and Christmas is supposed to be a family day, so this decision was made as a family friendly gesture.