tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post6845029254738638861..comments2023-11-04T00:19:12.362+11:00Comments on I'm ramblin' again: An Ecclesiology of the CrossJustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-29796736384100385072008-10-23T03:14:00.000+11:002008-10-23T03:14:00.000+11:00Mandy and Anon.GOod thoughts...Mandy and Anon.<BR/><BR/>GOod thoughts...Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-1584864556780151292008-10-21T23:18:00.000+11:002008-10-21T23:18:00.000+11:00Hey Justin,Its funny how post Driscol (In sydney) ...Hey Justin,<BR/><BR/>Its funny how post Driscol (In sydney) and with all the hype (good hype) of church planting you can begin to feel inadequate, and in your own mind disqualify yourself because you aren't theologically sharp enough, don't have an ability to preach and nail the affections enough, don't look the part enough, or be funny or witty enough.<BR/><BR/>a cross shaped ecclesiology nails this. Not that we are to despise those who are these things, praise God and pray that he'll use them for his glory but He is sovereign, Jesus' cross work is powerful, and his spirit can turn lives upside down.<BR/><BR/>i want to be appealing to those things not the things i can bolster up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-12278931826387190992008-10-21T19:56:00.000+11:002008-10-21T19:56:00.000+11:00hey justin, thanks for that. good.It reminded me o...hey justin, thanks for that. good.<BR/><BR/>It reminded me of an article I read a little while ago, it blah blahs a bit, but had an excellent point about the effect of "impressive" church is...<BR/><BR/>I quote:<BR/><BR/>"We have raised the bar on how church is done so high that few believe they could ever do it themselves...<BR/><BR/>My goal in life is to reverse this. I want to lower the bar of how church is done so that anyone can do it, and raise the bar of what it means to be a disciple so that they will do it.<BR/><BR/>I will never forget meeting with an organic church made up of high school students. As we were all singing praises to the Lord I felt His pleasure. I asked the students to share the biggest church they had ever been to. Southern California has many mega-churches. Several were mentioned, ranging from 2,000 to 20,000 attendees.<BR/><BR/>"I think Satan is more intimidated by this little church of 15 kids than by any of those Godzilla-sized churches," I said. They all snickered and looked around the room at one another with smiles, thinking that the old man had finally lost his mind.<BR/><BR/>I then showed them why I thought this way. I asked, "How many of you think you could start a church like one of those mega-churches?" No one raised a hand. I then asked, "How many of you think you could start a church like this one?" All raised their hands. The snickering stopped. It was one of those holy moments in life that are hard to forget. I then asked them to look around the room at all the raised hands, and I said, "I assure you, Satan is terrified by this. And he should be!"..."<BR/><BR/>I wonder if this is true? That church has become so much about an impressive exterior that it not only causes a *focus* on the wrong things, but also is a hindrance to the growth of the kingdom ??<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>http://cmaresources.org/node/263Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com