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Category Archives: church reform
The Reformation was incomplete. Transformation needed!
Reformation changes “form” (behavior, structure, appearance, and/or organization). Transformation goes beyond “form” to presence (“with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord”). It changes the heart–the inner essence. 500 years ago, the Reformation made some changes in the “form” … Continue reading
Luther’s 95 vs. my 95 — #24
My 95 Theses #24: If we stop church when we’re ready to end it, we may miss out on something beautiful God still wants to do.
The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation is Oct. 31
My 95 Theses #22: When someone feels prompted by God to speak up in church, let the person speaking graciously step aside. “If a revelation comes to someone who is sitting down, the first speaker should stop. For you can all … Continue reading
Have we systematized Christ’s symphony?
Jesus wants to conduct His symphony through an orchestra of ordinary people that the Bible calls, the body of Christ. Church gives the risen Jesus more opportunities to be the Conductor when everybody present is free to speak as prompted … Continue reading
Posted in 5-fold ministry, body of Christ, call to ministry, Christian ministry, Christian support group, church reform, conductor, Ephesians 4, Jesus as a conductor, John Milton, ministry, ministry of the Spirit, New Testament, Ralph Waldo Emerson, support groups, Uncategorized, worship
Tagged church, orchestra, Reformation, solos, symphany, systematization
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Preachers interesting & ordinary people boring?
Church acts like preachers are interesting & ordinary people are boring. (It could be the opposite.) Protestants made church a classroom. Perhaps church would be more effective as a prayer closet! The body of Christ is a team ministering together; … Continue reading
Posted in Beyond Church, church reform, church refugees, ekklesia, house church, preachers, simple church, social media, testimony, Uncategorized, unprogrammed church, unprogrammed meetings
Tagged Christianity, church, organic church, religion, unchurching, User generated content, USO show
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Pics beyond the church norm
Searching for living water? Check out Beyond Church. It’s beautiful to go beyond church as usual and let the risen Jesus be the One in charge of the meeting!
Posted in agendaless church, alternative church, Christian spirituality, church, church reform, church refugees, church revitalization, church without a program, contemporary church, ekklesia, home church, institutional church, kinds of church, open church, open mic church, rivers of living water, speaking in church, spiritual church, spirituality, Uncategorized, unchurching
Tagged Beyond Church, book, flowers, living water, pics, pictures, statue, woman at the well
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Release God’s showers through everyday people!
Here’s why we need to go beyond church as usual! The shower head in this picture has 42 nozzles. If we block 41 of them, we won’t get much of a shower. Now think of a church service with 42 … Continue reading
Posted in agendaless church, Beyond Church, boredom in church, casual church, church community, church decline, church for the unchurched, church in decline, church organization, church programs, church reform, done with church, Jesus untangled, non-church, nontraditional church, Quaker meetings, Uncategorized, unprogrammed, unprogrammed church, unprogrammed meeting
Tagged church, church refugees, Dones, ekklesia, house church, organic church, simple church, unchurching
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It’s time for Bible based reformation!
Don’t be afraid to read and trust the Book that makes fear disappear! Some people claim to “demythologize” the Bible. I want the Bible to demyth me! The Bible is like 3D movie glasses. It makes the living Jesus jump … Continue reading
Posted in 3D glasses, 500th anniversary, back to the Bible, Bible one anothers, Bible study, Bible teaching, church reform, New Testament, New Testament Christianity, New Testament church, on earth as it is in heaven, one anothering, organic church, the Bible says, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, book of Acts, demythologize, epistles, Gospels, Luther, one anothers, red letters, Reformation
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