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Irrelevant Churches

January 17, 2023October 7, 2022 by David Cox

Irrelevant Churches

Irrelevant Churches: Church’s Failure to be Relevant
By David Cox – Irrelevant Churches

This signpost of a dying church is when there is a duplicity between what people live and think, and the crises and problems that they experience day-in day-out, and what is preached and taught in the church. Simply put, the church is not relevant. What the pastor thinks is good sermon material is not really very good at all.

What is a biblical New Testament Church?

January 17, 2023June 17, 2022 by David Cox

What is a biblical New Testament Church? There is a principle that says, you cannot hit a target if you don’t know what it is. Simply put, we as “church” cannot be “church” if we don’t have a firm concept of what “being the church” consists of. I read works by people who attack and are antagonistic to the traditional church (mostly negativism), and those who would transform it into something else.

Fixing a Ruined Church

November 11, 2023June 10, 2022 by David Cox

Fixing a Ruined Church is an article and suggestions on how to fix a ruined, sick church by getting back to the basics of what a church is and should be.

I read an article named, 4 Starter Ideas for the Care and Treatment of an Unhealthy Church (a good article by the way), and in it, it mentions some tips on how to “treat” the patient of an unhealthy church. From that general idea I want to expand on some of my thoughts of that post.