The Competition

Does the church get it? Are we competing against each other or against the world? I recently read an article in the magazine "Church Production" titled "Capturing and Cataloguing Media Content". Bare with me. At the end of this article, Butch Whitmore, pastor of creative arts at Granger Community Church, made a statement - 'The big thing that churches need to be aware of is that we don't compete with the church; we compete with the entertainment industry'. I agree 100%! I believe that some churches have lost and maybe never knew the true enemy. Some churches believe that the competition comes from the other denomination or even the same denomination that just happens to be down the road. Churches need to start getting it right. We need to come together and fight as one against the true enemy - Satan. We have been confused and placing our resources in the wrong areas for to long. The church must be better at entertaining than the world. No, it's not just about "entertaining" someone, but it is however about capturing the hearts and minds of unbelievers and telling them the truth about Jesus Christ. And the church needs to do that with whatever it takes! Reach people at whatever the cost!