We have too much free time

I can't believe the controversy this has stirred up. Who knew EC would someday have entire websites devoted to why they're wrong.

Maybe I'm to much of an idealist, but here's what I think. Each church should decide who they are, what their mission is, and how to carry out that mission. Don't spend your time criticizing the choices of other Christians or churches. Spend your time living out your mission as your community of faith sees it. Criticizing other people who are trying to follow Christ as they understand it seems like something the Great Unmaker came up with to divert time, energy, and resources away from the mission of God. Those of us who are heirs to the Protestant Reformation have to understand that part of that legacy is that a uniform theology and expression of that theology will never exist.

Am I saying that all expressions of the mission of God are correct? Absolutely not. I am advocating making a choice not to worry so much about what others are doing and instead only critiquing our own communities. Criticism and reproof are neccesary parts of living as members of the Kingdom of God. What disturbs me is the lack of unsolicited criticism that seems to flow over the impersonal medium of the internet these days.

Adam