AMA Live, Part 3: Should Churches Sacrifice Doctrine to Appeal to More People?

Ask the Pastor with J.D. Greear

J.D. Greear

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 22 August 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Recently, Pastor J.D. got to host a special "Live AMA" with college students from Hardin Baptist Church in Hardin, KY. Listen in as Pastor J.D. answers questions submitted by the audience, including, "Should Churches Sacrifice Doctrine to Appeal to More People?"

Show Notes:

Should Churches Sacrifice Doctrine to Appeal to More People?

* I don't see any way other than to say, yes, you should be critical of these churches. Now, does that mean you should become a social media warrior? Probably not. That's mostly unhelpful.
* But I will say, sometimes, not everything is as it seems with other churches. Sometimes, there are genuine reasons behind things other churches do that are admirable and laudable.
* However, you don't ever do anyone any favors by backing down from the truth.
* Just like there's a time to know when not to speak, there's a time to be really clear.

If I'm Called to Ministry — Now What?

* Let's just acknowledge one thing: everyone is called in some way. Every Christian is called to leverage whatever God gave them for the Great Commission.
* The question is no longer if you are called, but where and how.
* We always challenge all of our college graduates to spend 2 years on church planting teams... a lot of times, they're beginning their careers over there!
* Another phrase we use: To follow Jesus means to figure out what you're good at, and then do it well to the glory of God, somewhere strategic for the mission of God.
* Our Summit College team encourages students to do this, but our North American Mission Board does this, also: go to Go2Years.net to get in on this.

How Do You Counsel Someone Called Overseas?

* Well, just go. Check out either a short-term trip through your local church, or even something like the International Mission Board's Journeyman program. Those are great ways to find out if this really is what God has for you.

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0:00.0	All right, everybody, welcome back to another week of Ask Me Anything with Pastor J.D. Greer.
0:21.8	I'm Matt Love.
0:22.4	And I mentioned that this was going to be part three of an impromptu live Ask Me Anything that J.D. did recently with some college students from Kentucky.
0:32.5	They were visiting Southeastern Seminary.
0:34.5	And there was just an opportunity to have them ask some questions.
0:37.0	So we're going to wrap that up today.
0:38.0	We did part one.
0:39.1	We did part two.
0:40.0	If you missed those, go back and listen to them.
0:41.8	They were really, really good.
0:43.0	So we're going to hop back in with the last part of this and join J.D. and
0:46.6	Josh Dickens from Southeastern with some more honest questions and quick answers.
0:58.0	Should and quick answers. Should I be critical of churches who sacrifice sound doctrine for the purpose of appealing to more people?
1:04.0	What does it mean? Should I be critical? Should I?
1:07.0	Should we? Should we be critical of churches that certainly are going for seating capacity over sending capacity?
1:14.6	Right. Yeah, I mean, I don't see how you would answer that question anyway, but to say, yes, you should be critical of them. Does that mean, you know, you should become a social media warrior? I would say probably not. I think that's actually mostly unhelpful.
1:29.0	You know, it's just I don't know who you're talking to on social media when you do that other than, you know, a handful.
1:33.7	It's just, and I also say that as you get, as you go in this, you start learning a little bit that sometimes everything is not what it seems on the surface.
1:43.9	And that there are sometimes, even if you disagree with them, there's some genuine reasons. a little bit that sometimes everything is not what it seems on the surface.
1:44.2	And that there are sometimes, even if you disagree with them, there's some genuine
1:48.1	reasons behind that are admirable and laudable.
1:52.5	And you're just like, that's amazing.
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