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So I've been given the task to start two different services for 18-30
year olds in Northeast Ohio. One is in the Amherst/Lorain area
and the other is in the Beachwood/Coventry area. We've been
meeting for about a month and a half and things are going great.

There's this growing discontent about how things are in American
Evangelical Churches among this age group. Some call it the
Emergent movement, some call it an awakening. It doesn't matter
to me personally. I've always felt a certain way about Jesus, my
faith and how it applies to the world.

I find it very amusing that the moment someone popular says
something, everyone seems to jump on the bandwagon. Or when
this person writes a book about it, everyone is talking about it.
Or when these people write a song and it sounds this way, we
mimic it and think we will achieve the same result they did.
It's like people don't think for themselves anymore. I think there
are a lot of great (amazing) people bringing things up, don't get
me wrong. These things need to be talked about.

What troubles me, the rest of us are great at agreeing with these
issues, but horrible at actually doing something about it. Everyone
is tired of the way things are in the church, but not many people
are actually willing to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Sorry about
the caps, but I'm trying to make a point. It's far easier to talk about
poverty, than to spend time with the homeless. It's easier to talk
about what you don't like in the church, but a lot harder to invest
the time, energy and sacrifice it takes to change it.

Is anyone else tired of talking, and ready to do something?

I think when we stop chasing our preferred christian celebrity
and actually find God for ourselves, then things will change. Why
do you believe what you believe? Why do you even go to church?
Does your faith have anything to say to the outside world?

The more I walk this road with Jesus the more I'm realizing it
doesn't matter what's popular or trendy in the church. Real
Christianity is dirty, you get filthy and hurt, and give more than
you get. Most people are horrified of this kind of faith. It demands
more of us then passive, audience based church attendance. It
doesn't always feel good, and is not about us.

Come visit us and join us on this road to return to raw, ancient,
stripped down faith that can truly change the world. Not that
we have all the answers, but we're digging. God says if you seek
you will find. We're ready to do something about it, join us.

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