Why the church gets no respect

#1 · January 21, 2016, 9:47 am

Posted by: forthrightmag <forthrightmag@...>

Stan Mitchell posted: "You probably remember the favorite line of funny man Rodney Daingerfield: “I get no respect.” Sometimes, it seems to me, the church gets no respect. As writer John Stott once observed, “The unchurched are hostile to the church, friendly to Jesus Christ.”"

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Why the church gets no respect

by Stan Mitchell

You probably remember the favorite line of funny man Rodney Daingerfield: “I get no respect.” Sometimes, it seems to me, the church gets no respect.

As writer John Stott once observed, “The unchurched are hostile to the church, friendly to Jesus Christ.” Often we hear someone say, “I don’t like organized religion.” One wonders, does that mean he likes his church disorganized? As Will Rogers once quipped, “I am a member of no organized political party; I’m a democrat.” Read more of this post

Stan Mitchell | January 21, 2016 at 3:00 am | Tags: church growth, encouragement, fellowship, talents, unity | Categories: Articles, Reality Check | URL: http://wp.me/p1HIjv-6rm

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