Attractional 101 External Focus Cultural Relevance Priesthood of believers (every member a minister – focus on service) Church as an institution Missional 101 Educates and sends members out to where the people live People do not come to the church, the church goes to the people Church as a movement The tone over the last […]
Read More →Here are some highlights from the first session with Alan: The church is becoming more isolated from most people today in the US. Most churches in an attractional setting are extracting people from their cultural group, which also removes their influence from Christ in their cultural setting. Within 3-5 years of coming to Christ, most […]
Read More →Missional? Attractional? Either or? Both? That is what we are discussing the next two days at Granger Community Church and the AND conference. Hope to share some of the thoughts as we go!
Read More →I just read a post by Eric Geiger, and though I usually post my best links of the week on Fridays, this one needed a post of its own. It is something that has resonated deep within me for quite some time. Eric says: Often I hear deep lamenting from pastors and staff teams about […]
Read More →This weeks quote comes from Andy Stanley and his leadership podcast that I have been listening to. You can listen to his podcast by going to iTunes and subscribing to it. Great stuff! Ok, here is this weeks quote: “The local church rarely gets serious about change until they run out of money… We’re preoccupied […]
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