Paradigm Shift 2: Plant & Multiply VS Extract & ‘Disciple’

Think: PLANT A MULTIPLYING Gospel  instead of EXTRACT people so we can “disciple” them in church.   It’s very possible that I’ve learned more about the nature of spreading the Gospel from watching zombie movies than going to seminary.  True story.  At the very base level, the zombie apocalypse occurs because infection infiltrates relational networks. …

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Paradigm Shift 1 – EXTRAORDINARY PRAYER

Think EXTRAORDINARY PRAYER instead of the token ‘BEGIN-a-MEETING-with-a-PRAYER-so-we-can-get-on-with-the-real-work   I have two mental pictures in my mind.  The first is a boardroom in a large church with comfy office chairs, a whiteboard, and people wearing business casual clothes.  There’s a sizable agenda for the day, lots of work to get done, so the pastor (aka…

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