Comments on: More on “The Bubble” http://www.solarfrog.com/archives/2007/03/05/more-on-the-bubble/ Not so much a blog - More like digital puke. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:53:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rhett http://www.solarfrog.com/archives/2007/03/05/more-on-the-bubble/#comment-2945 Rhett Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:24:09 +0000 http://www.solarfrog.com/archives/2007/03/05/more-on-the-bubble/#comment-2945 Bingo. Great insight Lance. I read a book by Chris Folmsbee where he addresses "Event Evangelism" and how, sometimes it works and it brings people closer to God. But what happens afterwards? They leave, go home, and back to the real world. How do we live it out. Evangelism, minus the community and servant component, leaves a lot of people with a bad taste. People are turned off by canned presentations. People want to be met where they are. They want to meet a Jesus that is real and alive and cares about them. Now. Today. At work. In their cubicle. Wherever they are in life! I sometimes feel that we have conditions. "Go and get your stuff straightened out, THEN you can come and be a part of our 'community.' THEN you can become one of US." And that's wrong. It's not biblical. A couple months ago I heard someone at church talking about some recent visitors at the church he was concerned about. He said: "We need to monitor the types of kids that are coming into our church building. I don't want my kids hanging around some of these kids that have been attending. They are not safe. What happens when you dip a white cloth in mud? It comes out dirty! And I don't want my kids around them!" How sad is that? As long as we view it as "us" versus "them" we will fail miserably at this thing we call evangelism. Not saying I have it all figured out either. But I sure know that reaching our generation for Christ begins and ends with serving others. Loving others! Bingo. Great insight Lance. I read a book by Chris Folmsbee where he addresses “Event Evangelism” and how, sometimes it works and it brings people closer to God. But what happens afterwards? They leave, go home, and back to the real world. How do we live it out. Evangelism, minus the community and servant component, leaves a lot of people with a bad taste. People are turned off by canned presentations. People want to be met where they are. They want to meet a Jesus that is real and alive and cares about them. Now. Today. At work. In their cubicle. Wherever they are in life!

I sometimes feel that we have conditions. “Go and get your stuff straightened out, THEN you can come and be a part of our ‘community.’ THEN you can become one of US.” And that’s wrong. It’s not biblical. A couple months ago I heard someone at church talking about some recent visitors at the church he was concerned about. He said: “We need to monitor the types of kids that are coming into our church building. I don’t want my kids hanging around some of these kids that have been attending. They are not safe. What happens when you dip a white cloth in mud? It comes out dirty! And I don’t want my kids around them!”

How sad is that? As long as we view it as “us” versus “them” we will fail miserably at this thing we call evangelism. Not saying I have it all figured out either. But I sure know that reaching our generation for Christ begins and ends with serving others. Loving others!

]]> By: Jessica http://www.solarfrog.com/archives/2007/03/05/more-on-the-bubble/#comment-2916 Jessica Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:10:57 +0000 http://www.solarfrog.com/archives/2007/03/05/more-on-the-bubble/#comment-2916 good post. i agree wholeheartedly. the challenge for me is *being* the change myself so that *i* begin to model this among my friends... Also, I had a question. I am looking to upgrade my digital camera to something with more manual controls... I am getting more into digital photography and my point and shoot just isn't cutting it anymore. Have you researched this or have any recommendations? good post. i agree wholeheartedly. the challenge for me is *being* the change myself so that *i* begin to model this among my friends…

Also, I had a question. I am looking to upgrade my digital camera to something with more manual controls… I am getting more into digital photography and my point and shoot just isn’t cutting it anymore. Have you researched this or have any recommendations?

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