Monday, July 30, 2007

Learning from Buddhism

Most churches in Hong Kong concentrated their efforts on getting people to become believers but number has never been the most important thing for Jesus (who had only 12 disciples). We should learn to have quality in Christians instead of quantity. (?Like Buddhism) Read the whole post here.

Now we have got a huge percentage of Christians not ready to bear the cross for Christ. (Oh No! These are for super Christians, I'm just a layperson!) There has never been this category-- lay ordinary Christians, EVER! Though I doubt if all believers of Buddhism are really of high quality?? hmm... Here's an excerpt...

基督教無處不在——教會學校、教會醫院、教會書店,但港人對基督教所知幾多?全港首名女牧師李清詞,論盡基督教近年在港的發展,狠批部分教會只做門面工夫,一味辦佈道會招收信徒

,卻忽略栽培,又指教會積極辦學只為「打響招牌」,已失去基督教辦學精神;相比之下,佛教發展走踏實路線,更為港人受落,促請教會向佛教多多學習。

近年港人崇尚「量化」指標,原來教會亦面對同樣問題。李清詞接 受本報專訪時指出,近年不少教會以招收信徒為目標,大搞門面工夫和佈道會,但對信徒缺乏栽培和關懷,令人失望﹕「教會覺得要開佈道會才功德圓滿,但招收新 信徒絕非教會的唯一目標……我相信耶穌也不重視人數,3年間只招收12名門徒,而且12個都麻麻懐,但也繼續用(差遣)。」

...李清詞又批評,部分教會活動過於形式化,例如教會「靜修營」安 排密密麻麻的時間表,根本沒有靜修時間;講道時依書直說,「講1000次『五餅二魚』(聖經故事),未必人人愛聽!」她反而欣賞佛教發展較踏實,更為港人 受落﹕「每年的年初三,車公廟外大排長龍,信眾排隊衝入廟,出來的時候也好開心,但你何時見過基督徒排隊衝入教會,他們聽道之後出來,更一臉倦容!」李清 詞鼓勵教會放下包袱,學習佛教「重質不重量」的發展方向。

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