Tuesday, August 5, 2008
American Evangelical Churches Continue to Abandon the Cities
I believe there is a great disconnect between evangelical churches and the inner city. For the most part evangelical churches neglect the inner city. The evidence I have seen of this is obvious in the church that I grew up in. Their building is getting old and they have a place that they can move that is just outside of the city it has ministered in for over 110 years. So they have chosen to leave the downtown neighborhood of that small city and move up on the hill outside of the city where there are not really neighborhoods and there are few visible needs. I believe churches do this mainly because they would rather be comfortable than do the hard work and risk having a church full of needy people. My father is a pastor of a small church in the same city, but different neighborhood. His church is filled with people with needs and extremely under resources, yet this other church is using their resources to get further away from the needs.
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Inner City Ministry...
Hi, I too have been a minister at a church in the inner city for about 20 years. It has had its challenges. Actually, many challenges. It is draining and leaving the inner city is in no way an escape of the issues of the people for they transcend city limits. However, it is imperative that a pastor find the place where he or she is doing the work that God has chosen for them with some joy. I choose to do it in the county now. Pray for us - we need it.
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