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「方舟神话」解构下的教会生态 (下)

崇拜成功

  麦格夫(Alister McGrath)于《福音派与基督教的未来》第六章「福音派的阴暗面」,一针见血指出为「名人崇拜」(Evangelical Personality Cult)。崇拜成功是当前教会的主流论述,这是不争的现实;「方舟事件」正好反映现今华人教会(本港、台湾、美加澳等地)对「成王败寇」的追捧。

  我们口说是顺服真理,心底里接受的是「成功神学」;凡能为神成就大事的,且在人眼前是成功的,不理其手段如何,我们自然地予以肯定。当福音派斥责灵恩群体追求「成功神学」,有时只是五十步笑一百步,我们当中不同样盛行不同形式「好大喜功」的教会文化特色?

  为何「成功」论述在我们当中重要过「忠信」?一些教牧同工会因表现未够成功而被劝退,一些老字号机构没有采用「夸大失实」的筹款活动而陷于经济困境,什多有份量而读者根本不认识的好书埋藏在书仓里。我们要搞所谓「成功聚会」、「成功课程」或成功堂会;为何我们什少有「失败」研讨会?若搞了,也不一定有人来,因为害怕标签为「败者」!

  有部份教牧一心只想建造堂会为「万人教会」(千人堂会已是等閒之事),于是堂会使命是热切领人归主,务求会众人数增多,就是神应许的成功了!华人教会崇拜成功,并把成功偶像化;于是有「名牧」在会上滔滔不绝讲论是「我的……成功故事」、或是「我建立成功的堂会经历」、或是「我经历无数艰辛终于发现了方舟」。正因为我们骨子里喜欢「成功故事」或「成功经历」,我们要的是「名人」能推进福音事工果效;当黄毓民议员形像与行动难被接受,堂会或机构自然不敢找他再讲信主见证了;司徒永富于基督教选委选举成为票王,正说明了我们向往「成功论述」。

  我们的信仰渐渐讨厌「失败」与「贫穷」,「苦难神学」已失掉了市场,这正是教会界现有的生态。当我们把「成功」偶像化了,任何否定「成功」或辩明是非的言论,竟有机构视之为「言语暴行」与「造谣抹黑」!笔者刚于德慧文化五周年聚会分享这首诗:

  「我们不怕死
   可是我们怕讨论
   我们的情绪非常热烈
   谁要是叫我们冷静的想一想
   我们就嘶他通他

   我们就大声地喊
   滚
XXX
   无耻的阴谋家
   难道你们不知道
   我们只有情绪
   我们全靠情绪
   决不能用理智
   压低我们的情绪 
   可是朋友们
   我们这样可不行啊
   我们不怕死
   我也不应该怕讨论
   要民主——我们就得讨论
   要战斗——我们也得讨论
   我们不怕死
   我们也不怕讨论」

  这首诗不是网友涂鸦之作,乃是来自朱自清之《论雅俗共赏》 (一九四八年),应用于教会内某些群体也挺合适!

  崇拜成功的情意结使教内神学院、差会、机构与堂会等难以合作,不要高谈所谓「合一」了!我们大多是「唯一派」(只看见本身事工拓展,看不见神国事工的进展),着意是本身成功,也不考虑或顾及其它群体的需要。本港成功的大型堂会与机构等,有责任帮助那些服事穷人的堂会或机构;这方面笔者欣赏是宣道会北角堂、香港浸信教会、崇真会救恩堂、播道会同福堂等。

结论

  「方舟神话」现象揭露现今华人教会是如此脆弱,任何有所企图人士,无论是为利或为权,均能予取予携,不受约制。当机构成了王国,毋须向外界交待其财务情况,也毋须有任何问责;堂会与信徒仍不理会地乐意奉献支持,这现象说明了什么?捐献者有知情权,当更多捐献者要求机构提升透明度与问责性,方作捐献;这类教育有助提升与改善现今存在若干机构之内的陋习。机构要面向教会与公众,否则我们当中将不断出现丑闻,所有基督教机构同样在众目睽睽之下,成为世人的笑柄!

  「香港及各地华人教会深受『美国制造』的福音事工影响;倘若教会领袖只抄袭劣品,误以为『成功福音』才是追求的品牌,无论堂会或机构的运作,均以市场为导向,于是市场可见的ABC(Attendance出席率;Buildings物业;Cash现金) , 就成为量度成功的指标了!这就是福音派的『丢人现眼』,我们自以为成功,其实,我们已出卖了信仰的实质;实用主义取代了神学思考,『教会被掳巴比伦』就是我们悲剧的写照!」(二○○七年,http://www.tiendao.org.hk/news/scandal.pdf

  求主怜悯我们不要盲从权威、不要滥用福音与不要崇拜成功!(全文完)

(转载自香港教会网站。作者为香港教会更新运动总干事。)

相关文章:胡志伟〈「方舟神话」解构下的教会生态〉(

http://www.christiantimes.org.hk,时代论坛时代讲场,2011.11.18)

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Hin / 2011-11-22 20:53:34.0

The usual tactic of MEDIA

Since last year, MEDIA has been blaming, accusing, twisting the challenges, questions and facts presented by different parties who showed concern and suspicion toward their claim of discovery.

Their strongest and most usual tactic is to blame these people for blaming them and badmouth these people for badmouthing them, just unbelievable! This kind of unbelievable act makes me to think of the name of a movie "The untouchable".

So far, not one exception: Dr. Price, Dr. David Liang, Dr. Andrew Snelling, Rev. Mark Chan (well, someone pointed out Rev. Wu is the exception, yes, then, one exception but I think it might not last too long), their tactic is kill all, silent all! It makes me think of the term "spiritual massacre"!

As they trying to kill more and to cover up more, more people will speak up and they just have to kill more and became the professional killer!

Covering one lie with another, proving one unproven fact with another will only make things worse, when will they wake up? I don't think they will for they have been drunk for a very long time and they are still drinking! The drink is very strong, it is called "self-deception"!

Now, they will say that I am hurting them and they are sad to see this happening in the church but they didn't realize that they have been hurting many in the first place and many just can't believe this happening in the church. Can they see it, no, I don't think so for they have been blind for a very long time. The blindness is very serious, it has a name and it is called "self-righteousness"!

張國棟 / 2011-11-22 11:29:09.0

影音使團的手段和操守

影音使團去年親手把自己的 C-14 dating 的報告交給 Dr. Andrew Snelling ,現在 Snelling 認為這並不足證方舟被發現,影音使團就在《號外二》攻擊 Snelling 的人格,更把自己一直倚賴的 C-14 dating 推說成不可靠!

有關分析,請參以下兩條片:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADAuw8Acl8U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8hUexzHW-w


《號外二》:http://www.noahsarkmovies.com/arkmovie/big5/extra.php

張國棟 / 2011-11-22 02:47:11.0

更正上帖裡的一個字

正確寫法為:現在,他們恃著一些有錢人在背後開水喉

張國棟 / 2011-11-20 16:01:22.0

不要再沉默!

「得寸進尺」這四個字,我覺得很恰當地形容過去五年來影音使團的態度。他們未搞得很大的時候,勉強還會與批評者有對話,在《時代論壇》對論。但可惜大家容忍的愛心太多,他們就有機會繼續搞下去。

搞大了一點,賺到多點錢,出了多點名,現在就越來越霸氣,動輒攻擊別人抹黑他們,也不屑來這裡發表言論,還要玩手段,暗示《時代論壇》斗膽刊登攻擊他們的失實文章。(不知情讀者請看看他們最近的那份《號外》。)

現在,他們恃著一些有錢人在背後開口喉,就對教內意見和牧者越來越不屑理會,說話也越來越離譜。

你每禮讓一步,他就搶前一步,得寸進尺。現在是時候,各位不滿的教牧和信徒認真考慮把自己的想法表達出來。影音使團現在愛把幾個多批評他們的人抹黑為在教內撒播謊言。那麼,請各位儘量寫一篇文章來表達自己怎樣想,長又好,短又好,議論又好,分享也好,讓我們以行動表示不滿,顯明究竟誰在抹黑誰,也免得敢言的幾個人被影音重點打擊。

耶利米 / 2011-11-19 23:46:45.0

喜見楊牧谷牧師的先知風骨再現.

謝謝.  喜見楊牧谷牧師的先知風骨再現. 主為自己的名留下七千人不肯妥協. 願主憐憫, 喚醒人心.

小傳道 / 2011-11-19 11:16:21.0

欣賞

欣賞胡牧師的風骨、牧者心。多謝胡牧師的文章,指出教會的核心問題。

Hin / 2011-11-18 16:14:28.0

Silence is a sin and this is our reason

As we read in the book of Ezekiel, God has warned us that if we see a problem, if we see a danger and didn't warn others, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE!

In the past 8 years, MEDIA has been manipulating, damaging the Christian public. I am almost sure they can't see their problem, if they do, I am just amazed at the wickedness of mankind. "Forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing," but if they do know what they are doing, we need to ask "Judge them, for they know what they are doing." Am I right?

Rev. Wu has spelled out something that is in my mind all along. The reason we are speaking "against" MEDIA is not out of jealousy, is not out of "minding other's business", is not out of "attacking our own brothers and sisters in Christ" but out of our love towards God, truth and our fellow Christians. If we let them go (not that we don't have the ability to bear with others, to believe in others), it will become a very destructive example and even become a tradition or practice for the Christian churches.
We can't let this happen nor go on (no matter we are successful or not and we need to do our part).

Also, we (me and many others) truly believe in God and believe in the ARK, we also long for people to believe in Christ, don't treat us as someone working and saying things against our Holy God and the outreach ministry. Absolutely no!

Remember Abraham, God has promised him to give him a son but he couldn't wait and then go his own way and have Ishmael, the problem stays even until now as a result. MEDIA wants to play God, wants to help God, wants to use God, that is bad, really bad.

We want them to stop so that they won't damage themselves anymore. For a member suffers, the whole body suffers. Repent and admit a mistake is not weakness but rather a very noble move and that is why I salute to Dr. David Liang for willing to take his words back for supporting MEDIA in the beginning, that is what I call honor and courage.

The longer MEDIA dwell on this false or unproven claim, the worst and more damage they will do to themselves and to the general public.

Thanks Rev. Wu for this article, I wonder how many can hear the alarm, how many can see the cliff in front of us! For those who have ears, let them hear!

忠信 / 2011-11-18 15:01:54.0

胡牧真大胆

西方教會有McGrath, Sider等神學家、 教會領袖著書立說, 直指教會內的問題; 華人教會就大都參加"畀面"派對, 頂多只在理論上指出"成功神學"的問題, 卻不敢指名道姓. 胡牧是例外, 希望他堅持下去, 不要被"河蟹".