Confessions of a Christian Church
The comments are still coming. I’ve gotten more feedback on this story than any other in my time at The Chronicle.
It tells of a reverse confession booth created by TrueNorth Church for Augusta’s First Friday, an idea popularized by Donald Miller’s book Blue Like Jazz. A few years old, but well worth picking up if you haven’t.
An excerpt from the story:
 ”People think we’re judgmental, hypocritical, intolerant, anti-homosexual, convert-crazy, and sheltered,” Mr. Armstrong said. “For the most part, they’re right.”
He wishes it wasn’t so. “I just don’t think that’s what Christ stood for,” he said.
That’s essentially what he and TrueNorth volunteers said when they sat in the booth.
“I am not here for you to confess, but rather to confess to you about the church. I am sorry for how we have failed the world,” volunteer Bob Bodie told anyone who entered the booth.
“For so long, we’ve worried about life after death, but most people are worried about life until death. Christ talked a lot more about the kingdom now than the kingdom then,” Mr. Armstrong said. “We totally missed that boat. And we’re sorry.”
Posted: October 5th, 2008 under work.
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