THE CHURCH AS A LIVING ORGANISM So often we have a myopic view of church. There is a pastoral staff that does what they are supposed to do. We come, we listen and we leave. I spent many years being on stage in churches of all kinds and I want to tell you that there is no lonelier place in the entire world than being up front in a dead church. If there is to be a smile, you are going to have to provide it. If there is to be a positive atmosphere, you are going to have to provide it. IF there is to be any inspiration or excitement or conviction, you are going to have to produce it, even as the entire congregation sits glumly staring at their laps. In a living congregation, when you pray the congregations pra...
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