Feel like we have to be book smart and learned in a particular skill and craft
Announce the good news from every street corner,
Every Facebook post
And every text we make
In response we say, “It’s not my job. Someone else will do it. And do it for me.” And we leave it for someone else to do.
Because we do not want to lay it all out there, convincing others like in a courtroom and risk loosing the closing argument
Convince people; like pulling teeth
We get defensive; want to protect our beliefs, our God, our traditions, our faith
We get defensive; almost militaristic
Ignore that faith sharing and maybe the calling of being a Christian will go away.
All our flaws, misgivings, prejudices, faults, imperfections
Those wondering about revitalization of your church. This section is for you.
Most churched people have been so immersed in the church world that we have lost touch with what it is like to try to fit into a place that that has very distinct habits, language, goals, events, titles, architecture, traditions, expectations and measurements.
Business as usual means being content of doing more of the same. So, how is business at your church?
Chain ourselves to a particular way, method, tradition and we do not remember why. Break the chains!
Inbreaking means studying and trying actions that work, then pushing those actions beyond their previous limits into brave new territory. Inbreaking means going out and joining the community. Being a part of the community. Loving on the community. Outreaching means that you are asking and inviting others to join you.
Inbreaking means studying and trying actions that work, then pushing those actions beyond their previous limits into brave new territory. Inbreaking means going out and joining the community. Being a part of the community. Loving on the community. Outreaching means that you are asking and inviting others to join you.
Inbreaking means studying and trying actions that work, then pushing those actions beyond their previous limits into brave new territory. Inbreaking means going out and joining the community. Being a part of the community. Loving on the community. Outreaching means that you are asking and inviting others to join you.
Recognize, repeat, build upon and extend those patterns into places no one has ever taken them before. This is called the extra ten percent. It’s what turned a good church organist into a Johann Sebastian Bach, A good playwright into a Shakespeare and a nice young monk into a Martin Luther
This is the Road Less Traveled. And there will be pushback. There is always pushback when change is involved. The pushback comes in many forms: pastors, sessions, individuals, groups of individuals, young, young at heart. Biggest concern is that being innovative might lead to abandoning
Some essential element of the gospel. But abandoning our calling as disciples and as one of the purposes of the church is not innovative. Therefore, is a road less traveled and we can find from church to church, from worship service to worship service much of the sameness.
Someone like to explain what Cumberland – style is?
