Communicating your church's purposes can be tedious especially with all the distractions that can linger around in a church. Communicating the purposes weighs on the use of Scripture and stories to revitalize the congregation every month. Jesus used parables to convey the kingdom of God and the Kingdom Principles that we are to have in churches today. Some pastors assume that everyone knows the purposes of the church right as they walk in from a coffee shop, welcome center, and other programs going on but the first impression is a person explaining what the ministry is about not what is going on.
I have seen many churches recently communicating what's happening instead of what the church is to do or about. I saw one church start in their video announcements with the purposes of the church but for the better part of the last few years, it was filtered out and there is not enough emphasis on informing the church of the purposes. Core classes were pushed to Wednesday night because Sunday school was eliminated from the church in a sense. The church focuses more on bringing in special speakers and holding concerts and programs instead of delving into the purposes of the church.
I also saw a church who in fact reiterate their 3 focal points of ministry every month on the same Sunday morning that they serve communion. The only suggestion I would make to this church is to innovatively preach on the purposes of the church to give the parishioners a renewed passion, even if they currently do have it through the current method.
I feel that the purpose and the passion of the church go hand in hand and that it needs to be conveyed properly.
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