12.08.08
Becoming missional - What will you abandon?
Dave writes,
“Too many churches in America are failing to make disciples of non-disciples. The mission of many churches is internally focused on more people, more money, and more buildings, rather than externally focused on the mission of Jesus. Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, has discovered that it is not what you add to your life, it is what you abandon that will make the difference.
“Churches need to abandon those beliefs and practices that hinder the expansion of the kingdom. Churches in America must no longer measure success by size, must no longer be preoccupied with buildings and property, must no longer focus on Christian education without emphasizing life transformation, must no longer focus on the church instead of the harvest, and must no longer depend on professional clergy to do the work of ministry, discipleship, and evangelism. Instead, they must train every member to engage those in the culture with the gospel.
“What is God telling you to abandon?” From Missional Challenge
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If you take a wrong road, you usually do have to backtrack before you can move forward correctly. Building is very important, but if a church is building on the wrong things, it needs to get rid of them first before it can start building on the right things.
ReplyDeleteThat's true Lois.I think many churches and pastors lose sight of the fact that while we are here to reach the lost, the fruit of that is not growth at any price or bigger and better programmes.
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