Month: February 2006
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Neil Cole on “Organic Church”
Following are some quotes from Neil Cole’s book entitled "Organic Church" thanks to Steve who made the quotes accessible: On Tranformation: Church attendance, however, is not the barometer of how Christianity is doing. Ultimately, transformation is the product of the Gospel. It is not enough to fill our churches; we must transform our world. Society…
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Three Components of Building Relational Bridges
Harold Behr shares some thoughts on building relational bridges: “Listening” Many people are looking for an ear that will listen. The do not find it among Christians, because these Christians are talking where they should be listening. But he who can no longer listen to his brother will soon be no longer listening to God…
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Home Church Movement and The Participatory Gathering
I recently received an email that led to a discussion of how to "re-train" Christians to experience participatory, Spirit-led gatherings in home churches and home church movements. Of course, it is always easier to avoid the re-training process altogether by gathering with brand new believers who are able to naturally enter into a participatory environment. …
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Re-Connecting With Non-Christians
Dan Kimball provides an excellent diagram of a typical reality: the longer we are Christians the fewer non-Christians we are around: Kimball says: "The irony is that we are on a mission for Jesus, but the more older and mature we become as Christians (and hopefully wiser), the less non-Christians then get to see and…