Leader or Rebel?

“Here we go again, round and round we go again…” It has just come to my attention that a territory somewhere in TSA Western world has again mandated “Church” a no no. Oh my, where have I heard this before?

Church: The company of all Christians regarded as a spiritual body (Mirriam-Webster).

Corps: A group of persons associated together or acting under common direction (M-W).

Temple: A building for religious practice (M-W).

Citadel: A fortress that commands a city (M-W).

Corps/Community Center: ?

The Kingdom isn’t about semantics; it’s about salvation. Why does it matter what we call the place of salvation: Church, corps, temple, citadel or “Cathedral of the Open Air?” Who cares so long as people are getting saved there? Are they?

Now, the question always begs itself, “How do I respond to a mandate of this nature?” First of all the word, Church, is not needed to get our Salvation message across to an unaware public. After all, Salvation is our middle name and still most don’t get it. How about “Salvation Place” or whatever? Though I think the purists among us will still be dissatisfied. For what its worth, in a previous post, I offer four sets of questions for consideration: “Leadership or Rebellion.” The choice is yours alone to make.

JN