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  • About the Church’s Website and the Church’s Identity
    • (Login Donnie.Cruz)
      ConcernedMembersMadison
      Posted Jan 30, 2008 4:32 AM

      It’d been a while since the last time I looked at the Madison church’s website . I didn’t need to as updates were far in between. The other day I decided to look at the site and noticed the new and improved colorful home page, etc.

      I was partly disappointed by the new format in that certain pages were no longer available—the Marcher (monthly bulletin) for one.

      Of all things, the menu options did not direct me to the elders’ (leadership) page. [The front page consists of these major menu items: Home, Directions, Worship Services, Contact Us.]

      Now, I’m assuming that the site is still being developed, although there is no indication that “this site is under construction.” Does anyone know?

      The “Senior Minister,” Phil Barnes, I would say, is very much aware that the congregation experienced turmoil, trials and tribulations early in this decade. On that basis, I know that he makes a conscious effort to avoid teaching and preaching controversial doctrinal matters—he thinks.

      In his speech one Sunday (Jan. 20th), he emphasized in “Mission Possible” the church’s “mission statement” [a trend] that encompasses: (1) “WORSHIP GOD”; (2) “CONNECT PEOPLE”; (3) “REACH THE WORLD.” How different is that “mission statement” from the ancient way of identifying the major areas of responsibility of the church as: edification, benevolence, evangelism. Religious correctness in the post-modern culture?

      Uh-oh! In his delivery he mentioned “Community Church” … “Family of God.” What about it, Phil? Is there a hint that the name may be changing to “Madison Church” as Oak Hills Church (TX) dropped the name “of Christ” so that the community church would be “seeker friendly”? Or, is there a hint that the name may be changing to “Madison Family of God” as the now known “Woodmont Hills Family of God” did some years ago?

      O.K., Phil may be trying to educate the members and be accustomed to “the idea” for now by using the expressions in sentences, such as: “We should be an exemplary ‘community church’ in the Madison area”; “we are members of the ‘family of God’ in Madison, TN.”

      Let us watch and pray.

      Donnie
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