One of the guys I follow in the church growth and missions realm is Ed Stetzer. I had a chance a couple of years ago to hear him in person at a conference I attended and since then I try and keep up with what he is doing. I was listening to him on a video this week (you can watch it here) and have been challenged.
In the last few seconds of the first video on this link he makes this statement: “The greatest sin in most churches is that we have made it OK to sit there week after week and do nothing and call yourself a follower of Jesus.”
This statement convicted me on two levels. One is that I had to ask myself, “Do I sit week after week and do nothing?” And the second level of conviction asks the question, “Have I encouraged a church structure and system in which this sin has been fostered?”
I have to say, I feel like there are times when I can answer yes to both these questions. But I also must say that my desire and calling is to combat this sin head on. When the church has become a place where we meet weekly because it is the “right” thing to do or it is the thing we do to hold our social position in the community, then the church is no longer the church, it is a country club. There is nothing wrong with a country club – but it should never replace the church.
How do you see yourself in light of this sin?
Clay in the Hands 
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