Only a Jesus like the Jesus of the Gospels can explain the emergence of the church." John W. Wenham …
Daring to Become the Parachurch God Had in Mind?
I was doing some studying for a sermon and remembered reading Erwin McManus' book An Unstoppable Force: Daring to Become the Church God Had in Mind. Man, this stuff is still really, really …
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God’s Vision and Mission for the Living Church
From The Living Church: Convictions of A Lifelong Pastor by John R. W. Stott (1921 - 2011): The Mission of the Church We believe that the church has a double identity. On the one hand we are called …
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A Lack of Multiplication (of Disciples, Small Groups, and Churches) Leads to Division
Most American churches are doing lots of addition, subtraction and division. Few are doing multiplication. + It's easy to settle for addition. At least it is positive growth. Addition is safe. …
Top Three Posts (so far) on the Mission of the Church
Here are a few posts from the archives focusing on the mission of the local church that I want to highlight. If you haven't had a chance to read them, please read and add your thoughts to the …
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Pursuing Jesus’ Mission with Jesus’ Means
Every year (especially around Easter) I hear of another church doing something crazy to get people in the door of their building: ◊ One church gave away a car. ◊ One church surprised random …
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