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Comment on Eyes on the Prize by Does getting holiness right matter? « John Meunier

Does getting holiness right matter? « John Meunier — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:05:48 +0000

[...] A post at the church planting blog for the United Methodist Church describes spreading scriptural holiness this way: Another occupation the church must take on is spreading holiness across their community. Even if a church offers all the grace it can to anyone who walks through its door, it still has a commitment to look for other places in need of grace and go there. When grace gets outside the internal church community, we call it holiness. Wesley defined it as “scriptural holiness” because it involved Christians taking the instructions Jesus gave at the Sermon on the Mount and applying them to real issues and problems facing the world. Holiness means living according to the Golden Rule, loving your enemies, going the extra mile, and doing for the least of these as you would for Christ. [...]

Comment on How Do We Know When We Have Critical Mass? by How Do We Know When We Have Critical Mass? | Iredeem.org a Gulf Coast Pensacola Church Ministry

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:00:47 +0000

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Comment on Always Rely on God’s GPS by Always Rely on God’s GPS | Iredeem.org a Gulf Coast Pensacola Church Ministry

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:05:45 +0000

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Comment on Excerpts from Easum: Thoughts from Innovation Forum 2011 Keynote, part 2 by denbeck

denbeck — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:43:06 +0000

A few comments:

Multi-sites look good, but from my experience they rely too much on the strength of one, charismatic leader and lack discipleship among the church members at the sites other than the main one.

I think it is really, really, really difficult to start a church at 300 on the first Sunday, especially in our post-Christian culture. At the same time, I’ve seen several churches go from 20-30 folks to over 300 in several years.

Respectfully, I disagree with your statement: “Planters shouldn’t rely on their plant for their spiritual nourishment.” That church is the Planter’s local church! they need to plug in to relationships in that church, have accountability with church members, and spend time learning from others in the church. I see this as part of what the church is for. Relying on a spiritual director sounds nice, but that person does not understand the planter’s church, and they can’t provide the type of response needed from church members as they begin to build into their leader.

Thanks for your post!

Comment on Equipping Resources by rtsmothers

rtsmothers — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:03:29 +0000

Great insights, very helpful resources.

Comment on The Characteristics of an Effective Second Pastor by Better late than never … | Allen Bingham's Reflections

Better late than never … | Allen Bingham's Reflections — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:07:56 +0000

[...] Development someone thought to have a conversation about what characteristics are required for a new church’s second pastor. They offered the following insights (after confessing that while they thought to have the [...]

Comment on Innovation: the Key to Effective Church Planting by Innovation: the Key to Effective Church Planting | UMC New Church … « Church Outreach Ministry

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:03:58 +0000

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