Doug Beacham has written something you need to read. I am a friend of Dr. Beacham. I have contributed a bit to a recent book he has written. He's a good man and I appreciate his ministry.
He is a leader in our denomination, The IPHC. International Pentecostal Holiness Church. In the many years I have been a minister under the covering of the denomination I have come to appreciate him more and more.
One thing he wrote in Ministry Today recently that I really agree with is that the Church is Flat. This is not a dig, This is a comment responding to Thomas Friedman's book "The World is Flat".
What I take away from this article and having heard him recently share on the same topic and in a conversation with him is simply this: All church work is now missions work. We live in a post Christian world and society in America. Our concentration must now be to evangelize the Jerusalem we now live in and maybe Judea. The Samaria and uttermost is doing much better than we are and now are doing it better without us.
So, if you are a pastor it's time to focus your efforts on the biggest mission field you will face in the next many years. The circle within 50 miles of your little church.
We are in such deep weed in America and have so little influence or impact we must renew our efforts on reaching this country and stop being diverted by what seems to be good productive activity.
The diversion is killing the Church.
Read Dr Beacham's whole article. It's well worth the effort.
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