With all of the "conversations" happening I still think this is one of, if not the main issue. How do we communicate the gospel vs. how did Jesus communicate the gospel? "Come follow me" vs. "Welcome to our 'What is a Christian' class;" or "Imitate me as I imitate Christ," vs. "Come, listen to my sermon on...."
Yeah, you got a degree in pastoral studies, and that's great, but who have you: pastored, loved, discipled, prayed for, admonished, reached out to, argued with, or released into ministry? Yeah, you preach to 1000 people each Sunday, but where are your (They would still do what they do without you paying them) Timothy’s?
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considering that christ never made assembling for "church" the intregal part of his ministry and we (read: modern western christianity) see "church" as the only impetus for ministry (speaking very generally), how do we facilitate the acting out when the overall belief is "as long as i've said the prayer, i've done my bit, except maybe to go to church every sunday and say the right catch phrases, etc..."????
anyway, doc said no-go on soccer right now. i'm bummed, but it is the wisest course of (non)action. maybe i could practice with you guys every once in a while. thanks for checkin' in.
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