Growing a simple
church into the Christ-honoring, love-driven,
life-transforming, multiplication-minded powerhouse that
God intends requires expert builders who work closely with
the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 3:7-17). Lots of things can
(and do) go wrong that leave a church fractured, render it
irrelevant or dissolve it entirely after a short run.
That’s one reason why so many instructions and corrections
were included in the New Testament epistles. And why it’s
important for us to think both biblically and practically
as we plan, launch and develop our churches.
Over the past several years of
learning by lots of doing and debriefing, I have identified
seven factors that sharply influence the quality and
long-term prospects of a simple church. These highlight the
“essence” of what I believe it takes to build something
extraordinary from the ground, up: a spiritual temple in
(and through) which God can be revealed (2 Corinthians
6:16; Ephesians 2:21-22).
1.
E mbraced identity
2.
S piritual formation
3.
S hared responsibility
4.
E ngagement
guidelines
5.
N on-negotiable D2NA
6.
C ollaborative coaching
7.
E lders (in training)
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