Answering the why question
I’ve just been asked, “Why have you devoted your life to serving the local church and what keeps you motivated?” Those are pretty dangerous questions to ask of me these days. Here,
Church
The million dollar question
From The Shaping of Things to Come:
Right up front we want to confess our belief that the planting of new, culturally diverse, missional communities is the best way forward for the church
The church in trouble?
This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church”
From NextReformation.com (January 11, 2004):
Today's church is in serious trouble
Trends
A list of trends identified through the Easum Bandy Advanced Forums:
Team ministries replacing charismatic leadership Developing cultures of equipping where every level of the congregation is seens as potential leader Church planting
Keep asking
This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church”
Rediscovering Essence: What I Learned from the Church of the Savior in Washington D.C. by Mike Bishop:
But even before COS dealt with