Tomorrow could be considered a day off work which is, of course, a Very Good Thing though I have to spend it at this Big Thing which to some, may not be considered quite such a great day off.
I am happy to be going, in spite of being in the midst of a crowd of 28,000 people and in spite of having to leave home at insane o’clock to get there before the traffic gets out of control… The line up of speakers for the day is impressive, and our very own Senior Pastor has even been offered the platform so we will be there to support him and raise a rousing cheer.
There is an interesting dynamic between the hosts and us. Being the 2 largest churches in Sydney inspires a touch of competition… strange considering that we are all working toward the same goal. That of seeing Sydney changed into a better place. seeing peoples lives changed.
Still, there are elements who see them as a threat and that bothers me exceedingly.
It is true, they sell ridiculous numbers of albums of their music and we make albums and sell less than ridiculous numbers.
We have a college that trains up artists as leaders. They have a college that trains up leaders as artists. Each has their benefits, neither is perfect.
There are thousands of other churches out there trying to achieve the same goals as us. With smaller numbers but with no less genuine people. No one church has the monopoly. No one church gets it All right. But something they are doing has favour on it.
And so, tomorrow I will go and support them wholeheartedly because to do so benefits all of us.
And because it’s a day off…
I couldn’t imagine being in a church with 500+ people, let alone 20,000+ people! I like small groups. ;-) Each to their own, though: enjoy!
have fun … I am, as usual, keeping myself to myself and not going :) … I have nothing against them personally, as you say, same goals, same aim, etc ….. but the music makes my teeth hurt!!!! that’s very banal of me I’m sure …. but it’s a legitimate reason :)