Consuming Jesus » Alex.Mutagubya http://consumingjesus.org Beyond Race and Class Issues In a Consumer Church Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:55:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Is the Consumer Church Being Exported to Africa? http://consumingjesus.org/2009/09/03/is-the-consumer-church-being-exported-to-africa/ http://consumingjesus.org/2009/09/03/is-the-consumer-church-being-exported-to-africa/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:28:48 +0000 Alex.Mutagubya http://consumingjesus.org/?p=101 In this essay, Alex Mutagubya laments a troubling trend he sees in the Ugandan church: the appropriation of consumeristic tendencies from the Western church.  He addresses the divisions that this trend has caused, builds a biblical and theological basis for correcting this trend, and then offers practical solutions, all within the historical and cultural context of Uganda.  His hope is for the Ugandan church “to see the beauty that God intended for it in having all these tribes and people live and worship together,” as we all will soon enough with Christ’s return.

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