Chris Moyles encounters real church!
June 12th 2009 10:24 pm
It’s fascinating to hear what non-Christians think about church and how shocked they can be when they encounter a service that isn’t all vicars and latin. Here is a clip from the Chris Moyles show on Radio 1 after he stumbled on a modern service on the BBC one Sunday morning.
Rich responded on 12 Jun 2009 at 10:32 pm #
This is it – how many people “out there” would at least give church a go if only they know what church can be?
Linda responded on 13 Jun 2009 at 5:15 pm #
Depends on the receptivity of the people “out there” I suppose. If you’re not church-inclined, then Moylse – or others – spouting off about it will not get you to go.
Steve responded on 27 Jun 2009 at 7:58 am #
I am the author of the Youtube clip being discussed. When I posted this on Youtube I didn’t expect it to go to 32,000 hits in just 14 days – possibly testimony to Chris’ popularity. But I also think there is a shared interest and genuine surprise that there are a growing number of substantial, contemporary and lively 21st century churches in the UK.
This is because of their relevant and contextualised message of Jesus Christ – a person who just will not be stereotyped and who’s teaching still cuts through the rubbish and hopelessness in today’s society. The message is the same but the relevancy of it comes through crystal clear to a new generation searching for hope when the “wrapper” is right. I was not intending to promote Mega-Church in the UK but to simply highlight that God is on the move in his country and that this does not have to be viewed as “un-cool” any longer. GET THE WRAPPER RIGHT!