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emerging church, emergent, simple church, house church, home church.Friday, February 18
A church worth staying in? This is from a post on Richard Sudworths blog: Imagine. I thought I'd pass on one of the nuggets from last week's few days of study from Stuart Murray. He was doing stuff on church planting but making the very obvious point that you can't talk about church planting without addressing why people are leaving the church in their droves as we would merely be replicating churches that lose Christians. Stuart concluded with a list of characteristics that would keep people in the church: For the full post click here. Richard closes with an important question: I could sign up to all of the above. Question for churches is: how much do current structures, leadership spiritualities/personality profiles, training institutions and internal counter-demands mitigate against these things happening? posted by alexander @ 10:03 AM 3 comments 
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hmmm...iv gotta feeling that ineffectuality will always be replicated as long as we're trying to form something. even if that's a good thing, like a 'church that provides space for spiritual development.' as long as our understanding of church is that it's something we do, rather than what we are, we'll be hitting our head against a brick wall! if any leaders are brave enough to let go and let God take charge-however messy that process may look-the Body of Christ, and all which it means, will grow. that's easier said than done of course...
By Hi, I've just come across your site, and like the look of what you are trying to do. I've been working in West Africa, and my blog is - in part - looking at lessons learned from there for church and mission back in the UK. I look forward to following the discussion here.
Carl thanks. Like your conclusion: "as long as our understanding of church is that it's something we do, rather than what we are, we'll be hitting our head against a brick wall!" It's a subtle but crucial difference. For more posts check out the Archives or for a specific topic use site search tool. |
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