Marc Choi from Korea and now planting a church in New York City and looking to plant in New Jersey has introduced the next speaker Craig Groeschel, senior pastor of LifeChurch.
1) Craig is sharing that a movement will never be safe and clean. It must be dangerous. The seeker sensitive movement had its place. But now the church needs to preach a dangerous message of full commitment. Trusting in the power of God's Word we need to take some risks.
2) A movement is not about our ministry but about His kingdom. We can't affect our city by ourselves. Build a church based on what you are, not on what you are not. Don't put down other churches. We are all in this together.
3) You will not lead a movement based on the old measurements of success. The scorecard has changed. Old: attendance, offerings, commitments, baptisms, small groups. New: identity is wrapped up in who you are in Christ, not numbers.
Don't blame yourself for the declines, becaus then you will want to take credit for the increases.
You will be tempted to preach messages that will bring people in rather than to bring glory to God.
Be a small church with a mega vision. No matter how many people are attending, dozens to thousands, there are 4 billion people to reach. "The Guardian" movie has a scene where a rescuer is asked his "number" and he responded with a number...that he didn't save, that died.
Where are we in commitment We have 3 choices. "I believe in the Gospel enough: 1) to benefit from it. 2) to contribute comfortably, 3) to give my life for it."
1) Craig is sharing that a movement will never be safe and clean. It must be dangerous. The seeker sensitive movement had its place. But now the church needs to preach a dangerous message of full commitment. Trusting in the power of God's Word we need to take some risks.
2) A movement is not about our ministry but about His kingdom. We can't affect our city by ourselves. Build a church based on what you are, not on what you are not. Don't put down other churches. We are all in this together.
3) You will not lead a movement based on the old measurements of success. The scorecard has changed. Old: attendance, offerings, commitments, baptisms, small groups. New: identity is wrapped up in who you are in Christ, not numbers.
Don't blame yourself for the declines, becaus then you will want to take credit for the increases.
You will be tempted to preach messages that will bring people in rather than to bring glory to God.
Be a small church with a mega vision. No matter how many people are attending, dozens to thousands, there are 4 billion people to reach. "The Guardian" movie has a scene where a rescuer is asked his "number" and he responded with a number...that he didn't save, that died.
Where are we in commitment We have 3 choices. "I believe in the Gospel enough: 1) to benefit from it. 2) to contribute comfortably, 3) to give my life for it."
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