The Cost of Apostleship
http://www.chrismorton.info/2014/07/16/the-cost-of-apostleship/ Chris — July 16, 2014 — 1 Comment 3 in Share 4 Email Print “I don’t know how you just talk to people like that, Chris.” This subtly offensive statement was one I have heard a lot. For a little while, I hosted a weekly dinner where I invited some non-Christian friends from a nearby Starbucks to eat with a few from my church. It didn’t go very smoothly. For these church friends, talking to people outside our church community was pretty hard. Some saw it as a challenge to grow. Others saw it as an unattainable “gift” I had. “I just can’t imagine taking the risk of starting something.” This one I hear all the time from pastors and teachers, searching through an ever shrinking pool for the perfect church job. These statements depict the reality of today’s church for so many. We are constituents and employees of the institution. ...