I am sick, tired and fed up with the hypocrisy, traditions, people, even my own pathetic self.”  One man says he’s tired of the theatrics, drama, and nasty people, with their “I’m so holy attitude.” The young people are saying they don’t want to go to church because they see the same thing on the streets.  In their words, “they're gang banging in the church; member against member.

 What’s the solution?  One Pastor believes that the church is lacking the manifested presence of the Lord.  He believes that until the church earnestly seeks the face of God and not settle for “church as usual” there will be a continual dissatisfaction with church.  People are seeking answers, true miracles, and can’t find it in the church because the true presence of God is not  experienced.

“I wish that I could apologize for this subject,” says a frustrated Christian who is among a growing number of Christians today who feel this way.  Men, women and young people don’t like to go to church anymore. 

If you ask why, many people have different answers.  Some men feel like the women have taken over, women feel like they are tired of doing all the work in the church and the young people are completely left out and lost.

More and more people are leaving churches because they are tired of church as usual.  They are tired of the compromises being made for the sake of numbers.  Most Pastors want a mega church and find themselves doing it their way

instead of God’s way.  So church has become a of place for social events and, fund -raisers and less and less about building the kingdom of God.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One ex-church goer says, “ I will be 50 years old in September and I no longer like to go to church. 

“Americans are emotionally open to a house church, and surprisingly few have any real objections to others joining such a community of faith,” explained the author of three-dozen books of faith in America.  “But the main deterrent to house church growth is that most people are spiritually complacent; they are not looking to upgrade their

spiritual experience.  Compared to conventional church attendees, house church adherents are much more likely to say that they have experienced faith-driven transformation, to prioritize their relationship with God, and to desire a more fulfilling community of faith.  Those who attend a conventional church are

generally content to show up and accept whatever their church has on the agenda; they place their responsibility for their spiritual growth on the shoulders of the church,” according to Barna.  Most conventional church goers have no desire to help improve their congregation’s ministry, nor do they feel a need to increase their personal spiritual responsibility. 

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Not satisfied with church most people stay home or go out walking, searching.

People Are Sick And Tired of Church

House Church vs. Conventional Church

Unity of the Faith Ministries

Inside Ministry

July 2007

Volume 1, Issue 1

Special points of interest:

· Praise & Worship Revival in Oceanside California

· Highlights from God’s Emergency Room Seminar/workshop

· Mother Faustina’s Apples of Gold