Archive for January, 2010

The Missional Church Video

(ht) Very simple and very good.

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Ecclesiology

I’m not a big fan of big words, but some really do matter. Ecclesiology is one of them.

Over the past couple of years I have been engaged in conversations with a lot of pastors who seem to be saying the same thing.  Over and over I hear, “The most important question for me is ecclesiology.”  Pastors are consistently asking how churches should gather.  It’s an important question to ask.  If our gatherings produce little fruit, is the problem the message or the structure.

Thrive is built on the Jesus Model.  Jesus gathered twelve people together to engage the Way of Jesus.  He made it very simple but highly effective.  He assumed that we needed a support group to do life together, to practice love together, to pray together, and to wrestle through our obstacles together.  He assumed we needed people who had developed a high level of trust together.

This type of gathering is not traditional.  It’s not a small group that gathers together to study a book.  It’s a highly intentional way of gathering.  If your church is looking for a very different, but effective way of gathering, consider the Jesus Model.  And we can help you with that.

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