Matt Lauer interviewed President Obama recently and asked him a question regarding his search for a church. At the time of the interview, President Obama had not yet joined a church in Washington. Â The President stated “what we’ve decided for now is not to join a single church, and the reason is because Michelle and I have realized we are very disruptive to services.”
We have dealt with the importance of church membership before. Â But President Obama brings up an interesting point. Â How can someone with the President’s schedule and visibility remain part of a local church? Â This is a difficult situation for those in public office and others in high-travel positions. Â I don’t pretend to have a practical answer (I could give you a systematic answer), but it must be something more than having a devotional delivered to your Blackberry.
I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naïve. (Romans 16:17-18)