Bill Gates on Church Attendance
In an interview with TIME magazine, Bill Gates is quoted as saying: "Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There’s a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning." Of course, by "Sunday Morning" he’s talking about a church service. To Bill, church and religion are not worth one hour of his time. It’s just good time management.
So what is the church and it's believers to do to reach people who think like Bill Gates?
Many churches have done a great job at making church relevant, interesting, and applicable to conditions that unsaved (yes, sinners) are going through; only to be criticized by other Christians for guess what... being relevant and watering down the message.
Many churches have concentrated on meeting felt needs: more topical messages; trying to relate to real-life issues that people are having in today's society. Find a need and fill it; only to be criticized by other Christians for being humanistic, centering on man's needs and not Christ.
FOR YOUR INPUT: So my question... how would you approach Bill Gates? If you're church is not being relevant or meeting felt-needs of unbelievers, how would you get past his criticism that your church is not worth his time? How do you convince someone who has everything (earthly speaking) that he needs Christ?
2 comments:
Denis,
you don't. you can't convince anyone of their need...but you can pray for them, and then be available to be a friend and touch their lives. It really bothers me that most Christians do not develop friends with non-Christians. If we were simply available to be a friend, and pray then when they realize their need we are there.
Well, I agree and at the same time don't agree with Mr. Gates. My church does not do anything for us spiritually and we can't do anything for it. So, we don't go any more. I get more out of reading scriptures at home and meditating. However, I really would prefer to be in a church, taking the Lord's sacrament to renew my covenants in striving to follow Him, and bask in the "community" of like minded people. But, alas, after enduring the monotony for about five years, my wife and I just don't go anymore.
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