THE CHURCH IN CHANGING TIMES

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Christ Church of The Valley is big! They average 12,000 in attendance each Sunday. They are well organized and innovative. One of their new projects is a new congregation in Scottsdale. They meet at the Desert Springs Bible Church just a few blocks from our house. The most innovative thing they do is—they meet on Monday nights. That’s right. Monday, not Sunday.

Well, I’m a Sunday kind of guy so I will not be joining their congregation. However, I do plan to attend a few Mondays to see if I can help them get things off the ground. Hey, I just live down the street, why not? No, I haven’t forgotten about Monday night football but that won’t keep me from attending. But I’m practical minded enough to think that it will keep a lot of other guys away. CCV has always put a lot of emphasis on reaching men. By reaching men they know they can reach the entire family.

If you were gambling, where would you place your bet, on Monday night church or Monday night football? After a hard day of work would you want to drive to the church building, settle in on a pew and take communion OR flop on your couch, pop a cold one and watch football?

Hey, I’m not a gambler and if I were I would probably lose my children’s inheritance but my chips are on RED—Monday night football!