Would Anyone Give a Rip?

Here's a good question: if all the churches closed down in our town, would anyone care? Would anyone grieve (outside of the pastors who'd lose their jobs)? Would anyone give a rip?

And outside of the obvious--no more church services, pot-lucks, pig roasts, bake sales, paper drives, pancake breakfasts, etc.--would the community REALLY be worse off? I hope the answer is YES. The church is supposed to be the hope of the world. The church is supposed to be the vehicle Jesus uses to prevail against the darkness. The church is supposed to be leading the charge in bringing what's happening in heaven right now to this earth.

We're working hard to do that at Crossroads. We're committed to making Crossroads a "mission outpost"...a movement of Jesus people doing Jesus stuff. We're going to keep leaning into the messiness of the world and be part of the remedy.