![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, churches are freakin’ hemorrhaging members, which has destroyed their volunteer rolls. He will allow absolutely nothing less in any group he commands, which is to say no groups because he’s just building sky castles. Oh no, he does not! Ugh, the inhumanity! Might as well ask him to use a chamberpot that is not made of solid gold! No no, this one only accepts divinely called workers. Oh, la dee dah, this one doesn’t want mere volunteers. That’s why this guy’s snooty post makes me laugh so hard. In Christian parlance, that gauzy word could mean he volunteers - er, sorry, labors as a serf for a pastor because his god ordered it - or that he simply attends fairly regularly. His official biography on Christianity Today does not even list a gig as a Sunday School teacher, only saying he’s “active” at his church. He might not even be actively serving any churches in that capacity. As far as I can tell, he has never actually held a pastoral position.Īt most, someone let him be a deacon. When I talk about Scot McKnight’s own authoritarian impulses, please bear in mind that he is not actually the leader of a church. I wonder how much of his other work is similarly bees-headed and totally out of touch with reality? Grabbing Air in His Sky Castle Ya know, this guy sure writes a lot about Christian groups. But that’s not the reality of church groups, and literally any working pastor could have told Scot McKnight that before he opened his piehole to pontificate about stuff he very clearly does not understand about his own tribe. So this guy thinks that anybody who is truly saved from Hell, who is really a TRUE CHRISTIAN™, will naturally gravitate toward that kind of servitude to their group. As a result, new recruits do not ever, ever, sign up with the impression that they are about to march into a lifetime of endless volunteer service. Serving the group doesn’t even come up in these sales pitches. Rather, they always sell their sole product as a way to meet their recruits’ own immediate and future needs. Why It’s RidiculousĬhristians never sell their product, which is active membership in their groups, on the basis of how their marks will serve the group. After that, we have to grow again into the disciple who can be used effectively for His Kingdom purposes. Being born again is just the beginning of our adventure in faith. As followers of Christ, we are SAVED FROM OUR SINS and SAVED FOR SERVICE. That’s true - wonderfully and gloriously true, but it’s only half of the story. We talk about how we were saved from our sins by the death and resurrection of Jesus. When we talk about salvation, too many of us just tell the first half of the story. ![]() This is an important message most of us miss. He writes:īeing called means you’ve been summoned and assigned a mission. Scot McKnight is happy to tell us exactly why he cannot allow volunteers to sully his groups. Everything comes down to evangelicals’ utter, unalloyed, unending hatred of consent, doesn’t it? And Why Are Mere Volunteers Just Not Good Enough, Now?īut don’t worry. Instead, King Scot needs workers who think that a god personally ordered them to be there.įor ever-loving FS. Because volunteers have way too much of a sense of self-determination, empowerment, and, well, voluntary involvement. I’d rather work with people who are called.Īh, of course. Scot McKnight reveals why he doesn’t like having volunteers around:īeing a volunteer means you determine your level of involvement, where and when you will show up and what you will do when you get there. But this one’s found a way to completely lap his tribe’s general level of awfulness. I mean, evangelicals are always great for a laugh on Lord Snow Presides days. M: ( 5 years later ) Ah yes, over 5 million dollars, in my purse and I'm the richest person in the world.Hang onto your hat. CB: No, I have 1000M followers! M: You have 0 CB: Fuck you I know people and I'm rich! M: Then why the fuck do you pay the premium package for 15 dollars? CB: Fuck you! You just lost a good deal bud your business will never succeed. ) M: Let me get this straight you want a premium art package for 15 dollars when the material is 150 dollars and the shipping fee is 2 dollars, claiming you have a lot of followers saying that people will buy more when you have 0 followers? Alright choosing beggar. CB: 15 dollars final offer M: no CB: I know people I will post the art on my profile and people will buy more M: ( Checks Followers, sees there is 0 followers. Choosing Beggar ( CB ) Person ( M ) CB: Can I get your cool art? M: Sure which package CB: Ummm, I would like premium! M: Sure that would be 152 dollars! CB: How about 10 dollars? M: No, this art isn't free Ma'am this is the premium package.
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