Here's just some random thoughts and questions from the churchplanters.com conference that Jack and I went to last week. Next week start back my normal stuff...lol
What type of church are you planting? What do you mean...type of church?
--David Putnam
I love this. Types of church???
I thought there was only one church on this earth.
It is international (not made in America).
It is interracial (yes, that means black, white, latino, asian, and everybody else all under one roof).
THERE IS ONE LORD, ONE FAITH, ONE BAPTISIM, AND ONE CHURCH. (Eph 4:5)
Denominations cut the body into pieces--no wonder people don't want to be apart of His Church...we hate each other according to our denominations. Jesus prayed that we would be one as He and the Father were one. Let's stop all this types of churches stuff and let's be His church.
What this world needs is Jesus, not an impressive church!!!
--Shawn Lovejoy
It's not about the lights, the music, or the pastor's hairstyle. We do everything we can do to entertain people into the church. I'm sorry but that is a sin. We need worship not entertainment. If we offer entertainment, we are offering people the same thing they can get anywhere else. And most "christian entertainment" sucks compared to the entertainment this world offers. But, if we offer worship and love, that is something different than this world offers. And didn't Jesus say, "If I be lifted up then I will draw all men to myself." (John 12:32) So shouldn't we worship so that Jesus can do something, or are we just gonna a settle and entertain and keep Jesus out of it???
Until you can say, "Imitate me," like Paul did...then you have no reason planting a church.
--Bob Roberts Jr.
'Nuff said...How about them apples?
Are you making momentum or making disciples?
--Ed Stetzer
Again...
entertainment vs. worship (worship)
transaction vs. transformation (salvation)
the cool church vs. the Body of Christ (the church)
So basically at the end of all this. Jesus is the center of it all and there is "one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all." (Eph 4:6)