tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14386953.post1035645284749251184..comments2023-05-01T05:20:32.574-07:00Comments on Observations and Opinions: Prayer IVRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950476090876270020noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14386953.post-38546643635033117862007-04-14T18:11:00.000-07:002007-04-14T18:11:00.000-07:00Yes, I think the biggest hinderance to true reviva...Yes, I think the biggest hinderance to true revival and growth in our country is the pastor's obsession with numerical growth.<BR/><BR/>I am not immune to that bug myself, but I try to keep perspective <I>(not always successfully)</I>. I think the uber-successful pastors either lose sight of the main thing, or never had it in sight to begin with.<BR/><BR/>And I don't want to paint myself as better than them, I just feel that we have gotten away from the disciplines of Bible Study, Prayer, and Worship and have succumbed to the siren song of <I>'download your sermon, spending more time on a killer illustration, pack-em-in, be a great communicator'</I> mentality that is so pervasive.<BR/><BR/>We become irrelevant by TRYING to bemore relevant!Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01950476090876270020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14386953.post-71183112754016647502007-04-13T07:19:00.000-07:002007-04-13T07:19:00.000-07:00yes, yes, yes!I was reading this and thinking, "th...yes, yes, yes!<BR/><BR/>I was reading this and thinking, "then we would see our church numbers dwindle, but the people themselves grow"...and then, BAM!Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.com