I’m listing these things mainly because they are often “sacred cows” in our Southern Baptist Churches, and they’re NOT even in the Bible! If a church does NOT have these things, they still may be viewed as a “faithful New Testament church” in God’s eyes! So, please be careful before you judge another church concerning these “sacred cows”; the church after all belongs to Christ, NOT to you!
The Typical Southern Baptist Church is BETTER Than the New Testament Church because…
10. We have two worship services on the Lord’s Day: Sunday Morning Worship AND Sunday Evening Worship.
9. We have Sunday School before Sunday Morning Worship.
8. We have Discipleship Training or Training Union before Sunday Evening Worship.
7. We have altar calls/formal invitations at the end of every worship service.
6. We have Vacation Bible School.
5. We have Patriotic Worship Services.
4. We have choirs.
3. We have Children’s Church.
2. We have church buildings.
1. We have evangelism that centers on our church buildings, altars, etc. instead of on our one on one personal relationships where we take the name of Jesus with us as we go about our daily lives.
And the list goes on, and on, and on, and…
If your pastor(s) and/or church leaders want to cut or change some of the above things, then follow their leadership since these are NOT New Testament or biblical issues! And leaders/church members, kill the “sacred cows” without replacing them with new ones!
What do you think about this list? Is there anything you would add or take away? Why or why not?
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