According to Jesus, as a Christian, you are supposed to be weird! Your church is to be weird also. Jesus said, “My Kingdom is not like this world.” Christians and churches are supposed to be different: not “strange” different, but “unique.” When churches become too much like the culture around them, they face the danger of losing biblical integrity. Churches stuck in the “good ol’ days” are strange, as in “out of touch.” The greatest challenge is more subtle: Christians who operate with strategies that are not Kingdom culture, but the culture of the world. In the “how to” approaches to do ministry, many Christians drift from “unique” to “strange.” This is one cause for ineffective outreach. This issue is a great discussion guide for Bible classes or small groups.
