This post is part 2 of monologue to dialogue. The previous part was laying out monologue looks like in an institutional church, generally done through preaching. In part 1 we showed why preaching is not… Read More »From Monologue to Dialogue Part 2
The church needs to realise that the Western world has dramatically shifted. It has gone from a Central Culture to a Wide Margin Culture. This means that the way we do church is not the… Read More »From Monologue to Dialogue
This session will continue on from our first part. The crucial Step 4 is for a church to go from a Clergy-led Ministry to a Laity-led Ministry. This one will continue on looking at another… Read More »From Clergy to Laity part 2
For small independent house churches the inevitable question keeps coming up : Who is running the church? What about Pastors? Won’t it all fall apart? This is a legitimate question and one that we need… Read More »From Clergy to Laity
At the end of last session we were left looking at the church as a A Small gathering (10-20), Meeting in homes.But that just leaves one with a description of something called “Cell Church”. The… Read More »From Centralization to Decentralization
We have seen that the western world has changed dramatically. It has become much like a Wild West, where many cultures have exploded into one location doing their own thing. Yet, throughout this change the… Read More »From Halls to Homes
We have seen that the cultural field has changed from a Central field to a Margin field. The problem is that much of how we do church has been built into a central way of… Read More »From Few to Many
The world has changed. The map is different. But the church will continue. Christ is still king. In this new Wide Margin World the church needs to figure out how to do church. In the… Read More »Create a Space
Even though the Western world has no more “centre” that doesn’t mean there are no more “central entities”. What do these entities want? They want to create a centre again. I call these groups “central… Read More »Central Wolves
The world has dramatically changed. There is no longer one culture, but many cultures in the same area. What does this mean? There is no central hub. No common sense. Welcome to the world we… Read More »The Cultural Shift
Jesus told Christians to be “in the world”. We cannot leave it to its own devices. But at the same time, we are not to be “of the world”. We need to be separate from… Read More »The 2 Parts of Culture
There are many problems with church. These are my top 7 problems that can affect the whole identity of what church is supposed to be. The idea is to read from the beginning problem as… Read More »The 7 Problems of Church
One goal of church is to make disciples. Part of that process is conversion. The question is : Are disciples being made? Or is something else going on? “Conversions” is one of the main things… Read More »The Problem of Conversions
Everybody needs to deal with it. This includes the church. But how are we to properly use cash? This has been one of the biggest problems for church. First we need to say some preliminary… Read More »The Problem of Cash
Communication is crucial in any church. If we get this wrong, then genuine care and growth cannot go forth. But as you may have experienced, communication is increasingly harder in a fast-paced world. So what… Read More »The Problem of Communication
Is the church supposed to have complexity? Or should it be simple and organic? The problem of complexity rise out of the previous 3 problems: When all 3 of these happen, you’ll get complexity. Here… Read More »The Problem of Complexity
In the western world, you can sum it up in one word : Consumerism. There are some great things about Consumerism. But it has seeped into all facets of life, including the church. What happens… Read More »The Problem of Consumerism
When people hear the word “church” what do they think of? Usually they would see something like a building. Hang on, a really old building. A building with a high ceiling, some arches, white pillars.… Read More »The problem of Church Buildings
One of the first questions people may have about church is, “who runs it?” In other words, they want to know who the leader is. LEADERS ARE EVERYWHERE They are running businesses, schools, and sports… Read More »The problem of Clergy