re: #141 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

As a Christian, this irritates the hell out of me.

The Diocese of Lafayette posted a picture on Facebook showing the plane with several members of the St. Anne Church congregation surrounding it in the days before Christmas, preparing to launch the plane loaded with holy water.

“They loaded 100 gallons of holy water into the plane and the pilot sprayed the water onto the town and the nearby farms. Parishioners also brought water from home to the airstrip to be blessed,” the post read.

The Rev. Matthew Barzare of St. Anne Church told NPR that the plane was an efficient way to cover more ground for a blessing.

“We can bless more area in a shorter amount of time,” he said.

Just…all the Facepalms. The obsession with numbers that so many modern Churches have is maddening. I mean, I know you need a congregation to sustain a church and that new members are necessary for survival, but still. There are Preachers out there these days who get butthurt because they wanted 20 conversions this month and only got 11.

It’s not like Jesus said: “Hey man, you got get 1000 people to follow me or you’re not going to Heaven.”

Of course, He did give us the Great Commission but he never tacked any numbers on to it.

I have always believed it is the job of Believers to run the church as effectively as possible and let God deal with the numbers side of things.