I originally wanted this to be a twitter post… but my thoughts outgrew the 140 character limit.
When churches start calling themselves “nonprofits,” are they trying to stray away from the negative connotations of the label of “church” or are they trying to hop on the wagon of today’s nonprofits and claim that “cool factor” that comes with?
We do a lot of things to try and sound appealing. We dress to fit into a specific subculture. We invent cutting edge jargon. We talk about our accomplishments, our tastes in music, our job titles, our knowledge of current events, and especially our musings on the spiritual (+10 points for irony). People strive SO HARD to convince the world that they have value. “I HAVE SOMETHING TO OFFER” scream our narcissism driven postings via social networks while the virtual masses line up to rate and judge anything in front of them.
Welcome to a world where the number of blog comments and @replies we receive are not only indicative of our success, but give us our sense of self worth. A lack of means we must be doing something wrong, and its time to roll out the big guns… who do I know that will remind people that I am in higher social circle? What quick, poignant idea can I have to show how sensitively spiritual I am? Think.
Now, nonprofits, spiritual musings, social networks, and the like are all fine, great, and dare I say, important…but are we doing them to FEEL important?
