Was reading on a pastor's blog last week about five "innovations" that will revolutionize the way we do church. (Exclamation points, insert trademark symbol, all caps, woo hoo.)
It was all stuff about technology. Hologram pastors, 3-D environments, etc. It struck me as ways to make the unreal seem less unreal. Virtual incarnational ministry is an oxymoron, I think.
So here are my suggestions for five "innovations" that will revolutionize the way we do church (exclamation points, insert trademark symbol, all caps, woo hoo):
1. Preach through books of the Bible.
2. Increase frequency of communion.
3. Train worship leaders in theology.
4. Spend more on missions than on new buildings.
5. Hire pastoral staff from within the congregation.
(Yes, this is really just an abridged rehash of an old post from GDC -- 11 Innovations for Your Church!)
- C.S. Lewis
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I LOVE it when pastors preach through books of the Bible. That is the best!
How about
6. Eat together often. (Kind of goes with communion in my not so humble opinion.)
Bill, yup yup!
We have really integrated common meals into the life of Element in a really satisfying way. After our worship service, we have an "after party" at a restaurant and, no exaggeration, about 90% of the service attendees eat together.
Then on Monday nights we have our small group Bible study at a Whole Foods Market, where we eat dinner together and then have our discussion time. We're running about 12-14 for that time every week. It's awesome.
Those times of connection and dining together are great signs of health, I think.
Most excellent. Might I suggest you do a Gospel-Driven post on this.
I'm all for the church eating together..but can we do something about the menu?! ;-)
My mom has often noted the irony of the plans for who's bringing what to the next fat and sugar laden fellowship following hard upon the prayer requests for so-and-so's bypass surgery and such-and-such's high blood pressure.
Great post, Jared.
Funny how revolutionary your innovations sound these days