The People of God Searching for Substance!

A few thoughts on this video. I find the criticism of Barna by the traditional church pastor interesting. I see the house church environment as devoid of commercialism. But look at the clip of the worship service at his church...colored spot lights, worship team, hip and happening type service...totally commercial! You can't be commercial in house church. Yes, there are always those nominal "Christians" who are looking for the next best thing but I don't believe they will ever think of a house church that way. The big threat to traditional churches that house churches pose is loss of income, attendance numbers and a challenge to the idea of professional (paid) clergy.

I think the biggest message of this news story is that people of faith are walking away from traditional settings and looking for something more intimate, challenging and more authentic.