Comments on: Read “A New Kind of Church” http://www.matthewmorine.com/church-news/read-a-new-kind-of-church/663/ by Matthew Morine Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:16:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Baggett http://www.matthewmorine.com/church-news/read-a-new-kind-of-church/663/comment-page-1/#comment-6957 Joe Baggett Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:10:46 +0000 http://matthewsblog.waynesborochurchofchrist.org/?p=663#comment-6957 What is evangelism to you? What is evangelism to you?

]]> By: Jim Sexton http://www.matthewmorine.com/church-news/read-a-new-kind-of-church/663/comment-page-1/#comment-6923 Jim Sexton Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:25:37 +0000 http://matthewsblog.waynesborochurchofchrist.org/?p=663#comment-6923 I have become all things to all people in hopes that I might be able to reach some... Sounds like a change agent to me (insert sarcasm here)... we need to reach the 21st century and taking a 1950's approach in style likely won't do it. Bear in mind that the message doesn't change, it never changes, but the methods that impressed my parents and grandparents bring nothing but yawns from my kid's generation. Even my generation responds at least as well to a Christian camp kind of devotional gathering as it does to the one that our parents preferred. Formal. Pomp. In many ways bordering on ritualistic. If we don't get people to realize that the church isn't something we do or go to, then nothing else will matter anyway. Jimbo I have become all things to all people in hopes that I might be able to reach some…

Sounds like a change agent to me (insert sarcasm here)… we need to reach the 21st century and taking a 1950′s approach in style likely won’t do it.

Bear in mind that the message doesn’t change, it never changes, but the methods that impressed my parents and grandparents bring nothing but yawns from my kid’s generation.

Even my generation responds at least as well to a Christian camp kind of devotional gathering as it does to the one that our parents preferred. Formal. Pomp. In many ways bordering on ritualistic.

If we don’t get people to realize that the church isn’t something we do or go to, then nothing else will matter anyway.

Jimbo

]]> By: Rex http://www.matthewmorine.com/church-news/read-a-new-kind-of-church/663/comment-page-1/#comment-6922 Rex Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:18:55 +0000 http://matthewsblog.waynesborochurchofchrist.org/?p=663#comment-6922 Thankfully, I believe the Willow Creek congregation has seen a better method than the Willow Creek style of church. This book looks interesting, I will keep my eye out for it. Thanks! Grace and peace, Rex Thankfully, I believe the Willow Creek congregation has seen a better method than the Willow Creek style of church.

This book looks interesting, I will keep my eye out for it. Thanks!

Grace and peace,

Rex

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