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 best and most missional, biblical, and disciple-making way of doing church. We have looked at 4 steps in becoming a Wide Margin Church. In this and the next session we… Read More »Monologue to Dialogue
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 to the church when it becomes consumeristic? Now “consumer” means that everything is tailored around the consumer in order to give it a great product. But how does that play… Read More »The Problem of Consumerism
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 teams. It’s only natural to have leaders amongst your church gatherings, right? But in the traditional church, leadership has been taken to a whole other level. Known as the “clergy”,… Read More »The problem of Clergy