為何教會不像樣
可曾聽過：教會問題不要外傳，因教會只需內部解決？對陳喜謙牧師來說，他卻大膽嘗試出版《為何教會不像樣》新書，直指問題所在．
原來陳喜謙牧師認為對神有虧欠，他稱：「經過這麼多年，我雖然事奉忙碌，但過後覺得很虧欠的：就是這一樣事（為何教會不像樣？）要講出來！這是牧養教會的虧欠，希望藉此書挑起教會的盼望，一同落力（去改善）。」
《為何教會不像樣》出版的目的只有一個，他形容：「希望此書在世界各地引起好的波浪，不在於這書的有什麼特別，而是好多人寫書的時候，都避開了嚴重的問題，只講教會是怎樣怎樣，不敢直接講明，教會到底有什麼唔妥！求主幫忙，叫各地的弟兄姊妹能夠討論這個問題，發揮這個問題。我就心滿意足了。」
此書會否令教會分裂？陳喜謙牧師則認為：「不要緊，當他們從新反思這個題目，在主面前去思想，到底是不是走歪了，這樣就算教會因此有分裂，也不怕；分了之後，以後會有人回轉！」
如果，不用謙叔的江湖地位，都可以這樣說話，華人教會就有救了。
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Labels: Reflection
I hope this book is not just descriptive of the issues, but analytical. Also analytical not in a way that merely says the bible says the church should be so and so, and we are not behaving as such.
The Chinese Church needs thoughtful historians and scholars to dig deep into the social, economical, political, cultural, philosophical, and epistemological progression that has happened since the Reformation, through modernity up until the post-modernity, and tell us what is root of the problem, what are its causes and influences, and how do we prevent it from happening again.
I know Regent is actively training people to think broadly, historically, and biblically, but I wonder if anything like that is happening in Asia? Is CGST doing anything like that?
If we have a shallow understanding of the problem and the world aroun dus, we'll also come up with easy answers that fail to address the complexity of the problem.
May God raise up a new generation of servants to reflect deeply into the issues of the current times.
Posted by
Anonymous |
January 23, 2009 1:30 AM
Alan，你這一句「如果，不用謙叔的江湖地位，都可以這樣說話，華人教會就有救了」，實在一矢中的。
Pakkin
Posted by
Unknown |
January 23, 2009 6:55 AM
Not completely related, and you may have read it already. But here is an interesting youtube link from "out of ur" today on ministries that are really focusing on the complexity and brokenness of human beings:
http://blog.christianitytoday.com/outofur/archives/2009/01/ur_video_sin_ci.html
Posted by
Anonymous |
January 23, 2009 12:08 PM
不要緊，當他們從新反思這個題目，在主面前去思想，到底是不是走歪了，這樣就算教會因此有分裂，也不怕；分了之後，以後會有人回轉！
看了後我大聲說
正呀!
Posted by
Eric Alolos |
January 28, 2009 11:09 AM