In need of church without brick and mortar

[jessafiddle]

Am I the only one who leaves the brick and mortar churches of the USA and feels as if theres something missing, I sit in the pew and watch people(church leaders) put on a good show, it is entertaining but thats about all. The way I read the new testament the "church" is the body of believers in Jesus Christ and Jesus being the head, not pastors,priest,popes or any other man.

I have always(until recently) thought of church as a building, a holy place that the spirit of God dwells, we( the congregation) are under the leadership of the pastor, and his views of the word, should be our views, and if you do not agree or appose the pastors teachings you are un-godly.

I am not trying to bash pastors here, I just do not see anywhere in the new testament that puts men in charge of the "church". Church should be everyone greeting involved, not starring at the back of everyones head. How do we get to know one another's need if we never share our life together, a majority of us spend an hour a week together as a "church", My thought of the word is that we are the church 24 hours a day 365 a year.

Do you feel that way in your brick and mortar church. I don't, and don't tell me it's because I am not involved in the church, or there many programs that do a good job of making us feel better, but do little to produce fruit in the kingdom. Do you think we produce more fruit for the kingdom paying for a nice building and programs, or if all that money went to the widow in need, or the neighbor losing his home, or food banks, or countless other things.I know a lot of brick and mortar churches do these things, but compared to there budgets on salaries and building expenses, it does not compare.

Why also do we think that preachers and pastors are the only ones that have a full time ministry outside the church, we should all be sharing the gospel constantly in our on way, not just on Sunday, and then we do very little to promote the Kingdom. We go to sleep Sunday night, and wake up to our own agenda's mostly consisting on chasing the "mighty dollar" on Monday morning. Think if you had a family of believers that knew you personally, and that could help you and your family if financial problems arose, would that not eliminate a lot of your worries. Just think about my thoughts before replying. God Bless