? The Three Question s A Reality Check 101 Workshop by Bill Kemp
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? The
Three Question
sA Reality Check 101 Workshop
by Bill Kemp
Don’t fix what
you think is broken
Don’task the
people at worship how
to make worship better
Thinkdifferent
Jesus says:Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it...
- Matthew 7:13
To Question is the Answer
but, not all
questions are useful
Anxiety Thermostat
How much anxiety is in your church?
Anxiety verses Urgency
Everybody asks,
“How can we get more
people in our
church?”
3 Questions1.What is the real nature of Church?
2.Where is society taking us?
3.How can we do God’s will?
1) What is the nature
of the church?✤ How should we design our life
together so that the church becomes what Christ had in mind?
1) What is the nature of the church?
✤ Acts 2:42-47
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer… They had everything in common… enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Church is:A gathering of people for prayer, study, and worship, who relate to each other and to the world as Christ desires.
A gathering of people for prayer, study, and worship, who relate to each other and to the world as Christ desires.
✤ Fellowship
✤ Prayer
✤ Study
✤ Mission/witness
A gathering of people for prayer, study, and worship, who relate to each other
and to the world as Christ desires.
Things not mentioned:
✤ Membership
✤ Finances
✤ Building
Which is more“Church” ?
a) 200 people gathered for one hour on Sunday in a religious building...
b) 20 groups of 10 people, meeting in coffee shops, nursing homes, workplace lunch-rooms, etc...
2) Where is society taking
us?
2) Where is society taking us?
✤ How is your church changing to remain relevant to the people of this neighborhood?
Fewer than 18% of
Americans were in
church this past
weekend
Modernity 1700 to 1980s
Postmodern - Today
How is your church changing to remain relevant to the people of this
neighborhood?
How is your church changing to remain relevant to the people of this
neighborhood?
How is your church changing to remain relevant to the people of this
neighborhood?
The Church exists by MissionJust as, fire exists by burning
- Emil Brunner
Customer Centric = Mission/Witness
Mission= Seeing a problem or need in the world and implementing a solution
for it.
Witness = Relationships
Relevant churches seek to fully understand their neighbor’s
needs,and then offer some aspect of the Gospel as a relevant response.
The Spiral Rule
Congregations that focus
outward, Travel Upward
Congregations that focus
inward, Travel Downward
3) How can we do God’s will?
✤What specific vocation does God have for your
church?
✤What specific vocation does God have for your
church?
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