Tim Keller weighs in on the attractional vs. missional church debate at David Fitch’s site:
My conclusion is that –in the final analysis–neither approach to church is better at growing spiritual
From Neil Cole, quoted at Church Planting Novice:
We must transition from seeing church as a once-a-week worship event to an ongoing spiritual family on mission together. Then people will see
I mentioned this article earlier. It’s now online and it’s worth reading. (via)
A sample:
Given their unproven track records, these missional churches should be slow to criticize the attractional churches
We had a business meeting at Richview yesterday, and we had a controversial item on the agenda: a new logo for the church. The meeting was, I think, a defining moment for our
Came across this quote from a commentary on Ephesians by Klyne Snodgrass:
The servant leadership Jesus requires is only the application of the gospel to the task of leadership. If leaders cannot apply