Karl Vaters’ articles usually have some sharp takeaways. In writing about ten steps churches should take in order to remain vital he writes we should: Figure Out Why Your Congregation Should Survive If your church disappeared tomorrow, what would really be lost? Yes, that’s hard question. It might even feel cruel and uncaring. But it’s …
Eric Davis offers a few reasons why trying to do church away from church isn’t really church. Here’s one of his thoughts: Worship of God is not a self-determined endeavor. Much of the Bible begins with God laying out what it means, and does not mean, to worship him. One take-away from Exodus and Leviticus …
Ray Ortlund passes on an observation about three stages in a local church’s growth and decline. It’s vital to humbly self-examine because what can be observed as strength can be the rigidity that is precursor to decline. Movement A healthy church is born as a burst of positive gospel energy. It’s a Pentecost-like explosion of …
More like two sides of one coin rather than two separate works. The church has an inward and an outward focus. Or, as Jonathan Leeman puts it, to be an embassy and an ambassador: The narrow mission of a church-as-organized collective is to make disciples and citizens of Christ’s kingdom. The broad mission of a …
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