Bible Study in a Bar?

In general, bars and Bibles are not something we put together. Many prominent Christian reformers spent most of their time railing against the evils of alcohol, and a number of Protestant denominations teach their parishioners to abstain from alcohol completely. But some evangelists believe there is no better place to reach out to the lost.

Rose admits that a Bible study in a bar may sound odd to some churchgoers, but he contends Jesus was called a drunkard because he went to too many parties.

"If you're going to be accused of being a sinner," Rose said, "you should at least hang around where they are once in a while."

The Axis Church, which started last year, is one of three local churches with ties to a church-planting group called Acts 29 — a name chosen because the biblical book ends with 28 chapters. Founded by Seattle megachurch pastor Mark Driscoll, the group has already launched 200 new churches.

I'm not entirely sure what I think of this, but it is certainly a challenge to go beyond my own comfort zone in bringing Jesus to others.