The major blind spot of megachurches is that they tend to be very effeminate with aesthetics, music, and preaching perfectly tailored for moms. Manly men are repelled by this, and many of the men who find it appealing are the types to sing prom songs to Jesus and learn about their feelings while sitting in a seafoam green chair drinking herbal tea—the spiritual equivalent of Richard Simmons. A friend of mine calls them "evangellyfish" with no spiritual vertebrae.
Friday, July 07, 2006
Christianity Today Interviews Mark Driscoll
Among several interesting comments here, the most enlightening is Driscoll's explanation for why megachurches don't appeal to me:
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maybe, but if your read further, driscol describes his manly vision of jesus: "an ultimate fighter with a tattoo down his leg."
i'm pretty sure driscol does not mean to merely use ultimate as an adjective of fighter. he is talking about the mixed martial arts tournaments like the ultimate fighting championship.
so driscol wants a church that celebrates violence? a bit different than psalm 11:5.
I like the way one author put it (paraphrase): I don't like megachurches because I don't feel like I have the spiritual gift of being a parking lot attendant.
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