Now we are getting at something for sure. While not always explicitly expressed, I contend that the “We’re fine the way we are” mentality is at the root of a number of church growth problems. This is simply my opinion, and I’ll own it, but there has been very little to disprove it over the [...]
Are you kidding me? How much money does it cost to share the gospel with someone? It takes no money. Zero. Zilch. Not a dime. Gimmicks cost cash; conversation is free. Of course, it takes being relational to sustain a conversation with anyone. Hmmmm. Could this be part of the problem?
The 1st Century church didn’t [...]
Posted in Church, Evangelism on Nov 30th, 2009
I believe it’s important that followers of Christ be concerned with not being offensive to people as they live out their faith. Unnecessary barriers simply do not help. But I also believe Christians can profess the gospel in a “non-offensive” way, yet people still get offended. More often than not, though, those who refuse to [...]
Posted in Christian Life, Church, Evangelism on Nov 23rd, 2009
In an effort to foster growth, the church has found itself resorting to various approaches and sundry tactics. These often generate sparks of interest and increased numbers, but the sparks seem short-lived. Too, authentic discipleship in Jesus is rarely a result. In a sense, I agree with those who cry, “It Never Worked Before,” especially, [...]
Posted in Christian Life, Church, Evangelism, Jesus on Nov 16th, 2009
An inherent danger in having a located minister is that it can create a culture where the church believes the preacher is “hired” to do all the work. Given our love for and adherence to scripture, I believe we know this isn’t correct. But people will say and do irrational things under the weight [...]
Posted in Church, Evangelism on Nov 9th, 2009
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