Church competing with the world

Assemblies of God General Superintendent Thomas Trask

"Stirring worship music won't attract them because worship isn't even on their radar screen. More comfortable pews cannot compete with the easy chair or the bed that already serve the unchurched person. Church events cannot effectively compete with what the world has to offer."

-- The Rev. Thomas E. Trask, general superintendent of the Assemblies of God, who was re-elected to his position during his denomination's General Council meeting Aug. 2-5 in Denver. He made his comments about the challenges of reaching unchurched people during a keynote address on Aug. 2.