This is not about Dillon’s song, "But the times… They are a changin’" (BTW, Dillon gave a concert in Geneva last week, $85 for the cheapest seats in the stadium, and the critics said it was one of the worst concerts they’d ever seen / heard / been exposed to).
One thing the men at church have been working on is the possibility (a trial period) of changing our worship time from Sunday morning at 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM. This would still allow us all to worship, to eat together a couple of times a month, and to travel the weekend, yet free Wife and me up to spend morning time with the Geneva church, thus benefiting from extra Christian fellowship and opportunities to minister.
I love Lausanne. I love our little church. My heart is here. My life is here. Yet keeping on the way we are going, not changing anything in the way I reach out (in ministry) or in what the church is doing when we gather around the Lord’s table will, most probably, lead to fewer and fewer people present. We have been in a downward spiral and are looking for the energy to move forward with wisdom and love.
Which is a big challenge to some of the Christians here. Most said: "Let’s meet whenever we want. Count me in. I will be there." But a few talked about the difficulty of changing their habits, the tradition of meeting in the mornings, the desire to keep things as they are. Some talked of completely dropping out.
I am not afraid. But I do believe that pastors are called to look after the weakest sheep. And it will be hard if we decide to leave some behind during our upcoming trial period.
Would you pray for us?
