Mono-lingual Preachers...

Can you believe some of these preachers out there? There was on this past Sunday. He came back from preaching at an 'ethnic' church. He mentioned how ethnic churches don't cater across the board. Mr. Bilson thinks he knows what he was getting at. Christians are called to spread the gospel across the world. Some preachers assume that ethnic churches only target one people group and compromise the great commission. But what is interesting is that some of these preachers who preach against this practice the very same thing. The proof is found in the languages that are represented and serviced in their home churches. Mr. Bilson has found that alot of these preachers usually (but not always) come from churches that only speak one language. Did you know that there are a multitude of languages in the world? Yeah, in fact there are more than one of them out there. Did you know that the whole doesn't speak English but there are other languages as well. What these preachers forget is that the ethnic churches they rebuke actually cater to this need that there home church may not address.

But the ideal situation is to have a Church who can cater across the board by servicing all the languages represented in the community. And some actually do. They have translators who translate sermons as they are being preached. All an attendee has to do is put on an ear piece and dial into the right channel of their language of choice and there you go. This is the model that all churches should go for. After all, Jesus says that his house will be a house of prayer for all nations (Isaiah 56:7). Let's reflect this vision by building churches that represent the languages of the world. It can start with one and move to others that better represent the linguistical needs of local communities and continue to expand needed.

So to all those preachers out there... Please don't look down at 'ethnic' churches and label them as not catering across the board. They are serving a vital purpose! And also no that if your church doesn't meet the linguistical needs of your community, you to are being ethno centric!