As for as i know the bible doesn't give us a clear discription that says "you must have this time of service, this kind of program, this kind of music..." granted it does have specifics about ministring to the poor and needy, the widows, taking care of those who serve within the church, and the pre-requisits (spelling) of what a pastor should look like and the deacons and such. But does the bible talk about things like the Emerging Church movement...or the Willow Creek Church or the Ithaca Baptist Church?
Why can't serving the Lord within the Church be based on the gospel and the identiy we have in Christ and what that identity looks like and therefore maybe our churches would look a little bit more like Jesus instead of pharasees.
Why are there so many different oppions as to how we "do church." Why do those differences have such an effect on christian fellowship. Should it? Why can't christians go back to the basics that being the bible and the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Were the disciples preaching a method of winning souls to Christ or were they preaching the "Good News" to win people to Christ.
I'm not saying there shouldn't be any type of strategy to witnessing and church structure because Acts gives us a strategy of witnessing the apostles had and what they did and where they went but did they let that divide them? (I'm not trying to make a point i'm really asking a question.)
I guess now that i am going to graduate from a ministry school and looking at an internship in in Arkansas, I have to think about these things and where my views are and can i really work within an Emerging Church Philosophy, do i agree with it, what is it? What are my opionions are opionions really convictions?
That is why I ask is Church movents...are they a good thing..is any church movement a good thing..obviously God uses each one uniquily for his glory but does the body become divided as a result? and if so...is there any way to change it?
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hey girl...
church movements are nothing more than people figuring out something that works in ministry. It's pragmatic. When one church notices another church getting something done, they either A: get jealous and figure out reasons to hate what the other church is doing, or B: they say, good for them, it is working and we can't think of any reason why it is unbiblical, so let's try it here. Little churches tend to get jeolous more, I think.
i like the name of the blog...it does come from a great cd.
shoot, i"m getting so many blogs to read everyday, I'm not going to get any selling done on ebay.
love you!
I think 'movements" lead to reformations, or even sweeping Revivals. NO major revival took place without shaking up the status Quo.
If you look at the changes in Lifestyles from the 50's to now..Church is the only place it hasn't "kept up the pace"..those who LOVED the 50's have trouble accepting change..and as these die off-our churches are closing, and in hte meanwhile..thousands are dropping out of the church "scene' as irrelevent to them.
thanks...i think i still have some research to do.
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