Packed Stadiums and Empty Sanctuaries: Painful Questions We Must Answer

A pastor friend of mine recently attended a college football game. He barely got a ticket. The place was PACKED! Sold out.

It got us both thinking…

The juxtaposition of packed football stadiums and partially full sanctuaries creates a strategic crisis.

And it should.

Why Are Stadiums Sold Out?

Why are hundreds of thousands of church people jamming into football stadiums with rabid enthusiasm yet skipping church almost every Sunday?

What is the in-person football experience offering that the church is not?

What did people miss about football?

And the most painful question of them all: What did church people NOT miss when they missed church for a year?

I’ve come to believe most churches remain partially full because people missed it for a year and didn’t really miss it.

The time for excuses is over. It’s time to act. It is time to evolve our approach and create something worth not missing.

In this NEW POST, I try to engage our minds around the problem. Perhaps we collectively can work towards solutions.