Perspectives on a Real Church
The Awakening of an Ecclesiastical Electorate
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...... I had a conversation today that upset me deep within my spirit: it was with a colleague of mine who'd been a lifelong believer... "This made-made church as it has become is corrupt at its core, men and women worship men, women and buildings and things and have excluded God; it is wicked and immoral will be judged...... The miseducation of the Church and the misuse of biblical models and texts whether the result of poor interpretation or malicious manipulation; the rise (and fall) of church leadership and the lack of consistency, across the board process in terms of their election; the glamour of the church and its apparent inequity have all contributed to the Church's debacle over the past 20 to 30 years. ....... What happens with both believers and nonbelievers alike share a common cynicism and loathing for the Church? I asked my colleague one solitary question: "What's our responsibility?"...... The problem is manifold and yet the solution is singular.
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Will the real church please stand up? We exist in a world of extreme flux and volatility—one that is unpredictable and filled with pain. But why? Could it be that the church who was intended to be a model and beacon of light in the earth has instead become a follower and dispenser of the same ills that malign our landscape? The church, in her pursuit to have church, has somehow lost her way; the church as an institution has exploded (possibly morphing into something not recognized by its author) while the organism has suffered, causing her to forfeit the influence and power and connection she once possessed. In Perspectives on a Real Church, we take a look at what and who the church is—both where she has been and is, currently with the hope of charting a path toward where she could be. This literary work takes a look at what the real church should be and seeks to objectively look at whether or not our church is meeting the standard, as well as what can be done in the places where she needs to step up. One thing is for certain, and that is that the church was created for both goodness and greatness, that she was intended as a radical transformative agent in a context where transformation is much needed. When the church becomes what she was intended, then—and only then—can she be a catalyst for resurgence and revival to both believers and nonbelievers alike. The world in turn, will be a better place more capable of reaching its full potential.
About the Author
Uzziah Anthony Harris serves as the pastor of A New U... A New Chance [ANUANCE], a church located in Richmond VA. He is an ordained minister who holds undergraduate degrees from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA as well as graduate degrees (both a Master’s and Doctorate) from Virginia Triumphant College and Seminary in Richmond, VA. He has authored two other books: Perspectives on the Real War: Essays of Nation in Crisis(2006) and Out of the Darkness into the light(2010):