WWJD (What Would Jack Do)
Our family has grown up inserting WWJD (What Would Jesus Do) into all sorts of situations and have always tried to run our decisions through the filter of God’s Word. Now we’re up to our eyelids in dreaming, learning, and strategizing how to reach our community through a new church we are planting.
The crazy thing is that our culture is changing and the target is moving. People are choosing not to attend church in greater numbers every year. Bests estimates say that in our area (greater Nashville, TN) the number of people choosing not to attend church on Sunday is approaching 70%. 70%!! Every time I say that number it sends an arrow through my heart. I find myself asking over and over not only how can that be, but what the heck are we going to do about it?
Back to Jack. My wife loves the show 24. Maybe love is not the right way to say it. My wife is totally addicted to 24 and needs help! She is a genuine 24 nut, and each week I choose to be her companion nut and watch it too.
The other day I had an interesting thought. If Jack Bauer was given the assignment to reach the 70% of people in our community who attend no church, WWJD (What Would Jack Do)?
Here’s what I think.
Jack would:
- Go after those far from God with a zeal and passion.
- Live life like time was very short.
- Try different ways to reach these dear people, and when one way didn’t work, he would try another.
- Not listen to his critics, even a little.
- Ask people over and over to step up and do really hard stuff.
- Say “thank you” a lot.
- Do more. Discuss less.
- Say “fine” a lot.
- Bounce back quickly.
- Keep his sights on the main target and his eyes on the goal.
- Not let someone who bailed stop forward progress. He would learn, adjust, and keep moving.
- Never sit down to eat or go to the bathroom.
Okay maybe the last one is a stretch, but if we are going to reach people who don’t yet care, maybe asking what would Jack do is not such a bad idea.
Question: What do you think? What would it take to get people who don’t care about attending church on Sunday to attend?
