Dr. Couch, what do you think is the main mission of the church? Many
“preachers” say it is evangelism, which is important, yet they tend to
neglect the teaching of the Word of God. What do you think?
ANSWER: By doing a concordance run on “doctrine,” “teaching,” even “preaching,”
one finds that the key purpose of the churches, i.e. the work of the
pastors, is to exegete and explain doctrine and biblical truth. Doctrine
is like the atomic table of the elements in chemistry. If you do not
know that table you cannot work chemistry!
The main problem is that many pastors are
simpletons and do not study the Word. They do not know what their role
is in the ministry. They are but reactionary and just “react” to the
latest fad—they buy into it and embrace it! They embrace psychology,
feel good devotionals, seeker friendly approaches, Rick Warren’s Forty
Day Whatever! They are driven by adding numbers, focusing on false
worship, building big buildings, etc. They call the first hour of the
church service the “Worship Hour” instead of calling it the “Teaching
Hour (with worship).” They have shortened their messages and use the
Bible less and less. They want the flock to have “experiences”! They
love ceremony, plays, rock music, etc.
They shun education (really really biblical
education) and focus on Christian Ed, psychology, church management,
etc. They love to have “staff” and build “worship” teams! They may talk
about the Bible but they do not “teach” THE BIBLE!
One pastor of a so-called Bible church in the
Metroplex area advertised a night in which the church would give away
tickets to the Super Bowl football game. They thought this was “cool.” I
thought it was an advertising gimmick and down right stupid!
Something must be wrong with the spiritual
glasses of many pastors today. They cannot see clearly and what is
biblical is apparently out of focus. What is sad is that they do not
know they need another pair of spectacles!
Thanks for asking.
Dr. Mal Couch,
