May’s Ecclesia Spokane Gathering will take place on Wednesday May 5, 2010 at Ha Ha’s Grillhouse. Please be sure to RSVP by responding in the comments section, and spread the word! This month we’ll be discussing how we are developing Missional Communities. With all the buzz about being missional, and all the names for these kinds of groups (neighborhood groups, city groups, gospel communities, small groups, etc), it is easy to lose sight of what they are and the purpose they serve.
How are you equipping your people to live as a gospel community on a disciple-making mission? What are your measurements of health when you think about your groups? How are you forming and resourcing your groups? What challenges are you facing in this arena? What insights have you gained that could help us all be more fruitful and effective in this area?
It seems to me there is a deeper issue, even, underneath the practical challenges. The question I often find myself asking is this: Why is this not naturally happening already? Why does it seem like such incredible labor to get people to stop attending church and live as disciples who make disciples all the time? Is it simply that we’ve not told them enough times that they should? Is the Bible not clear enough on what it means to be the church? Are we preachers not talking about the Lordship of Jesus enough?
What needs to happen in your church community to move your people out of the seats and into their neighborhoods and workplaces, living in deep community together as servants of Christ, joyfully talking of the greatness of their Savior to each other and to the world?
I’ll be there with bells on…
That is just exactly what I wanted to talk about. I will be there and hope Lynda can join me.
Alec out
I’ll be there!
I hope to be there. I will be a hair late.
I’ll be there too. (no bells)
i’ll be there and may be bringing a guy… and i’ve got books to share!