I’ve been checking out a new church. It’s young. It’s aggressive. The type of church that is run by Millennials for Millennials. The infrastructure is online and designed to work without “elders.” The all the trappings are specifically aimed at college students.

• Why have you chosen to use all-new nomenclature and symbols? I understand that you are trying to make a new “experience” for people in the church, but at what cost?
• If you are accepting “investors” to help pay the bills, what do they get or expect in return? Equity? Saved souls?
• What led to the decision to have nobody serve communion? Self-service is an interesting semiotic choice.
• Why is there no explicit mention of the Gospels in your church membership “vows.” Yes, someone would have to be a baptized believer to join your church, but the membership requires more explicit buy-in to the mission of this specific church than the mission of Jesus Christ.

We’ll see. I’ve seen the “invisible hand” destroy some churches in my time, and I hope to never witness that again.