Comments on: There are no successful churches http://www.jrbriggs.com/there-are-no-successful-churches/03/ Attempting to behold the miracle long enough without falling asleep Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:43:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DougG http://www.jrbriggs.com/there-are-no-successful-churches/03/comment-page-1/#comment-3728 DougG Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:59:51 +0000 http://www.jrbriggs.com/?p=2260#comment-3728 JR, I remember a sermon at Woodmen where the guest pastor said, "All church's fail, even this one will." It would be an interesting look to find out why the Catholic church has survived (and the machinations it took to keep it going), what happened to all the churches in Europe that are now tourist attractions (think of the building campaigns it took), what happened to all the little splinter denominations that sprung up and failed over the history of the U.S. DougG PS 2Lt Tim Anderson got engaged the other day JR, I remember a sermon at Woodmen where the guest pastor said, “All church’s fail, even this one will.” It would be an interesting look to find out why the Catholic church has survived (and the machinations it took to keep it going), what happened to all the churches in Europe that are now tourist attractions (think of the building campaigns it took), what happened to all the little splinter denominations that sprung up and failed over the history of the U.S.

DougG

PS 2Lt Tim Anderson got engaged the other day

]]> By: Nathan http://www.jrbriggs.com/there-are-no-successful-churches/03/comment-page-1/#comment-3726 Nathan Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:54:48 +0000 http://www.jrbriggs.com/?p=2260#comment-3726 Hey Man- love this quote. It really puts things in perspective and forces us to refrain from exalting ourselves as Christians. Hey Man- love this quote. It really puts things in perspective and forces us to refrain from exalting ourselves as Christians.

]]> By: Truckerfrank http://www.jrbriggs.com/there-are-no-successful-churches/03/comment-page-1/#comment-3724 Truckerfrank Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:03:53 +0000 http://www.jrbriggs.com/?p=2260#comment-3724 So simple a concept yet profound. How dare we complicate it! Thanks Bill and Eugene. So simple a concept yet profound. How dare we complicate it! Thanks Bill and Eugene.

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