"Alicia, a 24-year-old that I talked with at the local coffeehouse, made this observation: Church leaders seem to focus more on acting like businessmen, raising funds to build bigger buildings for their own organized religious corporations, than they do on taking the time to teach about social action for the poor and marginalized. I think Jesus would’ve cared more about raising money for the poor than building yet another mini-mall church." I have to tell you this was the very reason I stayed away from church for many years and even after God brought me back into church, it's remained on mind. I think the church has marginalized the poor so much that now the world in turn has marginalized most of the church.
When we move to Miami, to start a church for people that don't like church, we want to break through the "fortress-church" mentality and go out into the world and heal the sick, feed the hungry, clothe the poor and set the captives free. One way we're going to do this is get involved right away with feeding the poor by volunteering with organizations that are already doing this. There are very few "soup kitchens" in Miami and they are spread far apart and not easy to get to. While volunteering, we can assess the need and find the best place to open a free cafe' for the poor.
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